{"nrhp_refnum":"82001153","name":"Mulrien House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"64 Montgomery St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Poughkeepsie","county":"Dutchess County","state":"NY","lat":41.69971071300006,"lon":-73.92565667399998,"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 small 1½-story Gothic Cottage at 64 Montgomery Street in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, built in 1862 as a residence and still used as one.","why_significant":"It is presented as a typical, intact example of the mid-19th-century Gothic Cottage mode, with a central cross gable, finial, drop pendant, looped bargeboard and Gothic-arched windows. Its form is tied to Andrew Jackson Downing's idea that the picturesque style suited everyone, from small cottages to large estates. It is also linked to James Mulrein, a plumber, gas fitter and local businessman.","narrative":"Built in 1862, this small Gothic Cottage at 64 Montgomery Street in Poughkeepsie has been a residence throughout its life. It rises 1½ stories under a steeply pitched slate roof of many levels. A central cross gable forms the entryway and carries a curved, cut-out bargeboard with a pendant and spire ornament. Two narrow pointed-arch French windows open onto a small balcony above the front door, and Gothic pointed-arch molding is repeated across the facade. Inside, a black marble fireplace and a Gothic arch over the dining room bay window survive. City directories show James Mulrein, a plumber and gas fitter, as the owner. He later helped incorporate the Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge and bought the Mansion House Hotel at auction. The house is valued as a typical, well-preserved example of mid-19th-century Gothic Cottage design and of Andrew Jackson Downing's picturesque ideas for modest homes.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Gothic Cottage (mid-19th-century Gothic picturesque)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in excellent condition, with no major alterations, 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 02:50:43.382415-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82001153.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001153/62679b0909-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001153/62679b0909-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:64_Montgomery_Street,_Poughkeepsie_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</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:64_Montgomery_Street,_Poughkeepsie_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312492","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulrien_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14707038"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/dutchess-county/mulrien-house-82001153/"}