{"nrhp_refnum":"83001787","name":"Ross-Hand Mansion","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"122 S. Franklin St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"South Nyack","county":"Rockland County","state":"NY","lat":41.08681092300003,"lon":-73.92260175099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-09-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Gothic Cottage-style mansion at 122 South Franklin Street in South Nyack, Rockland County, New York, built circa 1860 by Azariah Ross on a 4.1-acre estate overlooking the Hudson River, with three historic outbuildings.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the mansion is a distinctive example of Gothic Cottage architecture reflecting the picturesque ideas promoted by Andrew Jackson Downing. Its steeply pitched roof, carved bargeboards and landscaped setting embody that style. It is also tied to Azariah Ross, a local stone contractor, and later to the Hand family of New York City builders.","narrative":"Overlooking the Hudson River in South Nyack, this two-story brick mansion at 122 South Franklin Street was designed and built by stone contractor Azariah Ross between 1856 and 1869 as a summer home. Its Gothic Cottage character shows in a steeply pitched gable roof, carved bargeboards with drop pendants and pinnacles, and projecting central pavilions. The 4.1-acre estate also keeps a summer kitchen, a carriage barn and a smokehouse. Ross reflected the picturesque taste promoted by Andrew Jackson Downing. Financial trouble led Ross to turn the house into a hotel, which failed in 1878, and the building fell into disrepair. Mary E. Hand, wife of New York City builder William H. Hand, bought it at auction in 1883, and the family renovated the interior, adding a conservatory and decorative plaster, parquet and carved stair details. The property is valued as a well-preserved example of mid-nineteenth-century Gothic cottage design and for its association with Ross and the Hand family.","period_of_significance":"circa 1860","architect_builder":"Azariah Ross","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival / Gothic Cottage","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied private residence; described as an intact, well-preserved example with an 1880s interior renovation and an added conservatory.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:42.127745-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/83001787.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001787/413dd98f31-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001787/413dd98f31-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SouthNyackNY_RossHandMansion.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</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:SouthNyackNY_RossHandMansion.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321494","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross-Hand_Mansion","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7369153"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/rockland-county/ross-hand-mansion-83001787/"}