{"nrhp_refnum":"80002683","name":"Claremont Stables","other_names":["Claremont Riding Academy"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"173-177 W. 89th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Manhattan","state":"NY","lat":40.78955175800007,"lon":-73.97293319099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-04-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-story buff-colored masonry stable building at 173-177 West 89th Street in Manhattan, built in 1892 for owner E.W. Bedell to designs by architect Frank A. Rooke, with Richard Deeves as builder.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the oldest stable structure in Manhattan, and possibly New York City, still used as a stable. It is nearly intact inside and out, showing how stables were designed, built and used in the 1890s before the automobile ended horse transportation. It also reflects early private zoning of light-industrial uses on its block.","narrative":"Built in 1892 on West 89th Street in Manhattan, Claremont Stables is a four-story buff masonry stable with a full basement and penthouse. Architect Frank A. Rooke designed it for owner E.W. Bedell, and Richard Deeves built it at an estimated cost of $45,000. Its facade has a five-bay central pavilion flanked by two-bay pavilions, with arched openings, limestone impost blocks carved as Norman capitals, and a horseshoe carved on the central keystone. Inside, horse ramps connect stalls on the basement and second floors to a ground-floor ring, while upper floors held carriages. Cast-iron columns and heavy timber framing support the building, and the stable floors are scored concrete. The nomination presents it as the oldest stable in Manhattan still used for horses, and it still operates under its historic name. It offers a clear view of 1890s stable design just before automobiles replaced horse transportation.","period_of_significance":"1892","architect_builder":"Frank A. Rooke, architect; Richard Deeves, builder","architectural_style":"Mild Romanesque and Flemish styling on a warehouse-like stable form","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and still operating as a riding academy and stable; condition listed as good and altered, with a penthouse added in 1901.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.692888-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/80002683.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002683/f2c88c9a33-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002683/f2c88c9a33-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"This photo was taken by participant/team NewYorkDolls as part of the Commons:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan project on April 4, 2008. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. 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