{"nrhp_refnum":"82001109","name":"Platt, Charles C., Homestead","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"96-98 Boynton Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Plattsburgh","county":"Clinton County","state":"NY","lat":44.70850566900003,"lon":-73.46075635899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-11-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-storey brick house at 96-98 Boynton Avenue in Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York, built about 1802 by Charles C. Platt. It has a stone foundation and a one-storey gable-roof rear wing.","why_significant":"It is described as an intact, rural interpretation of the Federal style and an early example of Plattsburgh architecture. It is also the only remaining residence in the city associated with the Platt family, who were instrumental in the city's development. British Major General Brisbane used it as headquarters in 1814.","narrative":"Built around 1802 by Charles C. Platt, this brick house at 96-98 Boynton Avenue in Plattsburgh is a two-storey building on a stone foundation with a one-storey gable-roof wing at the rear and a board-and-batten wing behind. Platt modeled it on a similar house his brother Isaac built on an adjoining farm. He later lost the property at a sheriff's sale, and Samuel Lowell bought it in 1813. In 1814 British Major General Brisbane used it as his headquarters. John Boynton acquired it in 1820, and it became known as the Boynton Farm. Its symmetrical plan, central six-panel door flanked by six-over-six windows, moulded cornices with returns, and a veranda from a mid-19th-century renovation make it an intact rural take on the Federal style. It is also the only remaining residence in Plattsburgh tied to the Platt family, who invested in local land and water rights from 1785. It remains in residential use.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Builder: Charles C. Platt","architectural_style":"Federal (rural interpretation)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition and used as a residence/apartments; the original site is retained and no threats are known.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:42.335555-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82001109.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001109/57c3cb4538-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001109/57c3cb4538-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Akuchling","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_C._Platt_Homestead.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Akuchling</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_C._Platt_Homestead.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312305","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_C._Platt_Homestead","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5076014"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/clinton-county/platt-charles-c-homestead-82001109/"}