{"nrhp_refnum":"82003396","name":"Old Albany Post Road","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"US 9","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philipstown","county":"Putnam County","state":"NY","lat":41.340833461000045,"lon":-73.90396616699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-07-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 6.6-mile dirt section of the Old Albany Post Road in the town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, running north from Continental Village to U.S. Route 9. It follows an old ridge route that began as a 1669 postal path.","why_significant":"The road was the original land route between New York City and Albany, improved through the 17th and 18th centuries for mail, goods and troops. After the Highland Turnpike bypassed it in 1806, this section kept its 18th-century route, width, stone walls and milestones. It is described as the least altered surviving section of the 150-mile Post Road.","narrative":"This 6.6-mile stretch of dirt road in Philipstown, Putnam County, is part of the Old Albany Post Road, the original land route between New York City and Albany. It runs along a ridge east of the Hudson River, following older Native American paths, and is lined with stone walls and mature trees. A postal route was established here in 1669, and the British widened it in 1754 to move troops and supplies. It also served as a supply route during the Revolutionary War. Sandstone milestones set in 1797-98 survive, numbered 52 through 58 except 56, and some are sheltered in stone or brick. When the Highland Turnpike bypassed the road in 1806, later modernization went elsewhere, leaving this section narrow, unpaved and rural. Apart from a paved mile near Travis Corners, it keeps its eighteenth-century route and dimensions, which is why it is considered the least altered surviving part of the original 150-mile Post Road.","period_of_significance":"1600-1899","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Still a narrow, unpaved, rural road owned by the Town of Philipstown and in public use; about one mile near Travis Corners has recently been paved with tar and gravel. Six of seven original milestones remain.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.355628-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82003396.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003396/893cb30c6e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003396/893cb30c6e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Albany_Post_Road.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:Old_Albany_Post_Road.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321038","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Albany_Post_Road","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7083375"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/putnam-county/old-albany-post-road-82003396/"}