{"nrhp_refnum":"80002668","name":"Bailey House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"10 St. Nicholas Pl.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Manhattan","state":"NY","lat":40.82719734500006,"lon":-73.94199310299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-04-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A freestanding late-nineteenth-century house at 10 St. Nicholas Place in Hamilton Heights, upper Manhattan, designed by Samuel B. Reed and built between 1886 and 1888 for circus showman James Anthony Bailey.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a superb example of late nineteenth-century picturesque design, combining Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival elements in an original composition. It is also one of the few freestanding houses left in an area now filled with apartment buildings, and it recalls the district's rural beginnings. It was built for James Anthony Bailey of the Barnum & Bailey Circus.","narrative":"Rising from a corner lot in Hamilton Heights, this massive rock-faced stone house at 10 St. Nicholas Place was built between 1886 and 1888 to designs by Samuel B. Reed. A three-story round tower with a conical roof and spiked finial dominates the building, echoed by small turrets at the other corners and by curved Flemish gables on all four facades. Deep porches have checkerboard stone parapets, and stained-glass transoms brighten many windows. Inside, a two-story hall with carved dark paneling, an inglenook, and a stair-landing window bearing the initials JAB lead to parlors with carved fireplaces and original chandeliers. It was commissioned by James Anthony Bailey of the Barnum & Bailey Circus, who lived here only briefly. The house blends Romanesque Revival massing and masonry with the irregular silhouette of the Queen Anne style. It survives as one of few freestanding houses in a neighborhood now dense with apartment buildings, and it is currently used as a funeral home with upper-floor residence.","period_of_significance":"1886-88","architect_builder":"Samuel B. Reed","architectural_style":"Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied; used as a funeral home with a residence on the upper floors, and maintained in its original condition as much as possible.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.962846-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/80002668.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002668/020b3b7b2a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002668/020b3b7b2a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Beyond My Ken","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bailey_House_10_St._Nicholas_Place_from_southwest.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Beyond My Ken</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bailey_House_10_St._Nicholas_Place_from_southwest.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"02000360","name":"Sugar Hill Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/sugar-hill-historic-district-02000360/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75319277","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bailey_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6129235"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/manhattan/bailey-house-80002668/"}