{"nrhp_refnum":"82001141","name":"Grey Hook","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5 Ferris Lane","address_restricted":false,"city":"Poughkeepsie","county":"Dutchess County","state":"NY","lat":41.68837133300008,"lon":-73.91707354599998,"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 1 1/2-story concrete block cottage at 5 Ferris Lane in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, built in 1911 by Raymond H. Bushnell, who designed and built it for his own occupancy.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the first concrete block house built in the Poughkeepsie area. It reflects an innovative use of building materials in early-20th-century Poughkeepsie that was later followed in other local residences. It also represents one man's complete involvement in designing and building his own home.","narrative":"Grey Hook, at 5 Ferris Lane in Poughkeepsie, is a small concrete block bungalow completed in 1911. Raymond H. Bushnell designed and built it and first lived in it. He was only nineteen at the time, and the house reportedly cost as little as $1,200. In the 1910 city directory he described his business as concrete construction, and two years later he listed himself as an architect. The house is regarded as the first concrete block dwelling built in the Poughkeepsie area. It has one and a half stories, two bays, a wide dormer, and a roof that sweeps out over a porch with concrete block columns and a bold balustrade. Other features include stained glass windows and a plaster fireplace surround with plaster cherubs. A 1915 issue of Concrete Cement Age publicized Bushnell's method of construction. His use of block was later followed in other local homes. The house remains a residence, with rear additions.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Raymond H. Bushnell (architect and builder)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and still used as a residence; rear additions are noted as the major alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.307348-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82001141.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001141/65a6fc046d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001141/65a6fc046d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Pksherpa","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grey_Hook_5_Ferris_Ln_Poughkeepsie_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Pksherpa</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:Grey_Hook_5_Ferris_Ln_Poughkeepsie_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312590","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Hook","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5608176"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/dutchess-county/grey-hook-82001141/"}