{"nrhp_refnum":"82001127","name":"Clark House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"85 Cedar Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Poughkeepsie","county":"Dutchess County","state":"NY","lat":41.67384507500003,"lon":-73.90494320999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-11-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2 1/2-story concrete-block residence at 85 Cedar Avenue in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, built about 1919 and first listed in city directories that year under owner C. Ralph Clark.","why_significant":"It is described as one of the first two concrete-block dwellings built in the Poughkeepsie area and represents an early use of concrete block and the construction method that followed. It also combines Bungalow, Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival features and sits on a large, wooded lot.","narrative":"Clark House is a 2 1/2-story residence at 85 Cedar Avenue in Poughkeepsie, built around 1919. Its first known appearance in the city directories is in 1919, when the owner was C. Ralph Clark, a foreman at the DeLaval Separator Company on the river front. The house is built of concrete block and is considered one of the first two concrete-block dwellings in the Poughkeepsie area, which makes it an early example of that material and building method. Its design blends several styles. A sweeping main roof over a deep porch and a wide dormer reflect the Bungalow Style, while the Doric-columned porch recalls Colonial Revival and the half-timbering reflects Tudor Revival. A rusticated raised basement with a water table adds formality. It is larger and more formal than a 1911 bungalow at 5 Ferris Lane. The house faces west on a large, wooded lot in a residential neighborhood, remains in good condition, and is still used as a home.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Bungalow features combined with Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition, with no alterations noted, and still used as a residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.38303-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82001127.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001127/0abad8c8eb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001127/0abad8c8eb-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Atom88888888","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clark_House_1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Atom88888888</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:Clark_House_1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312478","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_House_(Poughkeepsie,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5127274"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/dutchess-county/clark-house-82001127/"}