{"nrhp_refnum":"83003934","name":"Hickory Hill","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Buckwheat Bridge Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Clermont","county":"Columbia County","state":"NY","lat":42.09342528850007,"lon":-73.81804829068565,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-10-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Hickory Hill is a square, two-story frame residence built in 1859 on an isolated, wooded 14.6-acre lot on the west side of Buckwheat Bridge Road in Clermont, Columbia County, New York.","why_significant":"It is argued to be a distinctive example of a late, romantic interpretation of Greek Revival architecture, with a pedimented facade and stylized classical details. It retains its integrity of setting and is the second house on the property. The site is also tied to the prominent Dr. William Wilson family, associates of Chancellor Robert R. Livingston.","narrative":"Hickory Hill is a square, two-story frame house dating to 1859, set on an isolated, wooded 14.6-acre parcel on Buckwheat Bridge Road in Clermont. Its three-bay facade carries a bold pedimented gable and a full-width porch with four Ionic columns. The recessed entrance has diamond-paned sidelights and a transom, and the interior is organized around a central hall with robust moldings, plaster cornices and medallions, and three mantelpieces in Greek Revival, Italianate and Gothic styles. The house is considered a late, romantic variation on Greek Revival, with broad proportions that depart from strict classical ones. The property is linked to the Wilson family. Dr. William Wilson, a Scottish-trained physician, managed Chancellor Robert R. Livingston's estates. His son Stephen B. Wilson, a naval officer, built an earlier Hickory Hill in 1830. That house burned, and ship captain E.L. Tinkelpaugh rebuilt it. Only a small shed survives from the support buildings.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"E.L. Tinkelpaugh, a Hudson River ship captain, is named as having rebuilt the house after an earlier house burned; no architect is stated.","architectural_style":"Late, romantic interpretation of Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as excellent, original site, no known threats; still used as a residence. Only one small shed survives of the former outbuildings.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:43.550906-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/83003934.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312397","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hickory_Hill_(Clermont,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14706358"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/columbia-county/hickory-hill-83003934/"}