{"nrhp_refnum":"82001064","name":"Gardner House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5661 Gardner Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Guilderland","county":"Albany County","state":"NY","lat":42.67206657300005,"lon":-74.00058713599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-11-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Second Empire style farmhouse at 5661 Gardner Road in Guilderland, Albany County, New York, built around 1875 for Judge Gardner and his family, with a contributing smokehouse on about five acres.","why_significant":"The inventory form calls it an exceptional example of the Second Empire style and the only unaltered Second Empire building in Guilderland. Its interior and exterior details remain intact, and it keeps its original setting amid modern suburban development. The Gardner Road name comes from the Judge Gardner family.","narrative":"Built around 1875 for Judge Gardner and his family, this farmhouse on Gardner Road in Guilderland gave the road its name. It is a Second Empire style house with a mansard roof, dormer windows and a bracketed cornice. A one-story front porch is decorated with carved and sawn brackets. Inside, the original woodwork survives, along with highly decorated mantels of marblized slate. The house sits back from the road on a grassy knoll and keeps its original setting, now surrounded by modern suburban development. A modest smokehouse on the property adds to its character, and the nominated area covers roughly five acres. It was listed because it is regarded as an exceptional example of its style and the only unaltered Second Empire building in Guilderland, with both interior and exterior details intact. The architect and builder are unknown, and the house remains in excellent condition as a residence.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Second Empire","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition, still used as a residence, with no known threats; the interior is accessible by appointment.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:42.594288-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82001064.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312023","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardner_House_(Guilderland,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5522601"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/albany-county/gardner-house-82001064/"}