{"nrhp_refnum":"82001252","name":"Montrest","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Late Gate Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philipstown","county":"Putnam County","state":"NY","lat":41.42785589150003,"lon":-73.93499473024059,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-11-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Montrest is a Victorian country estate near Cold Spring in Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, built about 1868 for Aaron Healy. It includes a main house, a Gothic farm cottage, a greenhouse, a carriage house/stable, a tenant house and other outbuildings.","why_significant":"The nomination presents Montrest as a distinctive example of a Victorian country estate in the Hudson Highlands. Its rambling, evolved form reflects the informal eclecticism of the type, distinct from strict picturesque revivals. It has dramatic views of the Hudson River and Breakneck mountain and retains integrity of design, materials and workmanship. The Gothic-detailed support buildings reflect the estate's earlier development.","narrative":"Montrest is a Victorian country estate near Cold Spring in Putnam County, New York. Aaron Healy, a New York City leather dealer, commissioned it about 1868 on land deeded to him by the Paulding family. William H. LaDue was architect and builder. The two-and-a-half-story frame house began with four intersecting gables and grew over time. Alfred Raymond altered it in 1890 for Frank Healy, adding a third story to the front bay and a porte-cochere. Later additions included an enlarged east wing and maids' quarters in 1906. The grounds retain a Gothic farm cottage, a stone and frame greenhouse, a board-and-batten carriage house/stable and a shingled tenant house. Most of the outbuildings date from a farm expansion around 1900. The house was a Healy summer residence until 1947, when it became a permanent home. It is valued as an example of informal Victorian eclecticism, with views of the Hudson River and Breakneck mountain.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect and builder William H. LaDue; alterations by Alfred Raymond in 1890","architectural_style":"Victorian country estate; late-19th century residential architecture","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is given as good. The main house remains a residence, the carriage house/stable is partly residential and partly storage, and the greenhouse has not been used for many years.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.820328-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82001252.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001252/18850f2329-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001252/18850f2329-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Montrest,_Nelsonville,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</a>, <a href=\"http://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:Montrest,_Nelsonville,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314369","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montrest","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14706991"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/putnam-county/montrest-82001252/"}