{"nrhp_refnum":"82001066","name":"Gillespie House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2554 Western Tpk","address_restricted":false,"city":"Guilderland","county":"Albany County","state":"NY","lat":42.71267095400003,"lon":-73.92959574699995,"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 small one-and-one-half-story Greek Revival farmhouse at 2554 Western Turnpike (U.S. Route 20) in Guilderland, Albany County, New York, built around 1840. Architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"The inventory form describes it as a significant example of the modest rural homes built in the town in the mid-nineteenth century. It retains its original integrity with modest detailing and is highly visible from the road. Compared with the surrounding tract-type development, it stands out as architecturally and historically significant.","narrative":"This small farmhouse at 2554 Western Turnpike in Guilderland, Albany County, was built around 1840 in the Greek Revival style. It is a one-and-one-half-story wood frame building with clapboard siding, a center entrance framed by a pilastered door surround, five small eyebrow windows in the frieze, and a small ell at the rear. A garage stands on the 1.3-acre lot. The house sits close to the heavily travelled Western Turnpike (U.S. Route 20). It was included in a survey of the town's historic resources as an example of the modest rural homes built in the mid-nineteenth century. The survey notes that it retains its original integrity and modest detailing. The surrounding area is under pressure from suburban development, and next to the tract-type housing nearby this small farmhouse stands out as architecturally and historically significant. It was a residence originally and remained one in 1979, in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a residence both originally and at the time of the 1979 survey; condition rated good; no threats known.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:43.211081-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82001066.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001066/a75bbd8d00-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001066/a75bbd8d00-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Kenneth C. Zirkel","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gillespie_House,_Guilderland,_New_York.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenneth C. Zirkel</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:Gillespie_House,_Guilderland,_New_York.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75311984","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillespie_House_(Guilderland,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5562117"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/albany-county/gillespie-house-82001066/"}