{"nrhp_refnum":"82001081","name":"Schoolcraft, John, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2299 Western Tpk.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Guilderland","county":"Albany County","state":"NY","lat":42.70392620000007,"lon":-73.90947750399994,"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 Gothic Revival house at 2299 Western Turnpike (Western Avenue at Schoolcraft Street) in Guilderland, Albany County, New York, believed to have been built around 1835 for John Schoolcraft.","why_significant":"The house is described as an outstanding and rare example of Gothic Revival architecture in Guilderland and one of the finest in Albany County. It was unusual in the region for its time. It is also tied to the Schoolcraft family, who helped develop the local glass industry.","narrative":"Built around 1835, this house on Western Turnpike in Guilderland is regarded as one of the finest Gothic Revival homes in Albany County. It is believed to have been built for John Schoolcraft, whose family helped develop the local glass industry; he was an uncle of the writer, scientist and businessman Henry Rowe Schoolcraft. The wood-frame house is clad in wide horizontal beaded boards and carries a rich set of Gothic details: gingerbread vergeboards, pinnacles with crockets, casement windows with diamond panes and hood moldings, bay windows with tracery, paneled chimneys and a balustrade with low-relief tracery. Its style was unusual in the region when it was built, and it remains a rare example of its type and period in the town. Although it now holds apartments and has lost its chimney crowns, it still stands out against the surrounding modern suburban development, next to a Presbyterian church and commercial properties.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Originally a residence, now divided into apartments; condition rated fair, with chimney crowns removed in recent years.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:42.333646-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82001081.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001081/80358db2c5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001081/80358db2c5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Kenneth C. Zirkel","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schoolcraft_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:Schoolcraft_House,_Guilderland,_New_York.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75311980","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Schoolcraft_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6256948"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/albany-county/schoolcraft-john-house-82001081/"}