{"nrhp_refnum":"82001263","name":"House at 5910 Amboy Road","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5910 Amboy Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Staten Island","state":"NY","lat":40.525533075000055,"lon":-74.20423562899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-12-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A frame farmhouse at 5910 Amboy Road on Staten Island, New York City, built around 1840 after Abraham J. Wood acquired the site in September 1840. The builder or architect is unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a fine example of Greek Revival architecture adapted to a rural building type, with an intact portico, roof fascia and doorway enframement. It is one of New York City's few remaining intact farmhouses and a reminder of Staten Island's rural past. It also stands on Amboy Road, one of the island's oldest roads, laid out in 1709.","narrative":"Set on a low grassy knoll among plantings on Staten Island's Amboy Road, this white-painted frame house was built around 1840 as a farmhouse, shortly after Abraham J. Wood acquired the site. It has a gabled roof and three sections: a central three-bay block flanked by two stepped-down wings, each with its own chimney. The central porch has four square paneled columns with molded capitals and a dentiled roof. The doorway keeps its paneled enframement, original small-paned transom and sidelights. The house is regarded as a fine example of Greek Revival design adapted to a rural building type, and as one of New York City's few intact farmhouses. It recalls the island's agricultural past. Amboy Road, laid out in 1709, became a major route between New York City and Philadelphia by the mid-eighteenth century. The building has served continuously as a private residence.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in good condition; it has served continuously as a private residence since construction.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:43.146704-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82001263.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001263/2a30e6635a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001263/2a30e6635a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ, M.D.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HOUSE_AT_5910_AMBOY_ROAD,_RICHMOND_COUNTY,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ, M.D.</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:HOUSE_AT_5910_AMBOY_ROAD,_RICHMOND_COUNTY,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321355","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5910_Amboy_Road","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14706151"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/staten-island/house-at-5910-amboy-road-82001263/"}