{"nrhp_refnum":"83003935","name":"Old Parsonage","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Buckwheat Bridge Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Clermont","county":"Columbia County","state":"NY","lat":42.09224785200007,"lon":-73.81820863999997,"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":"A two-story, three-bay frame parsonage on the east side of Buckwheat Bridge Road in Clermont, Columbia County, New York, built about 1867, with a garage and a well house on its roughly one-acre parcel.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a distinctive example of picturesque cottage architecture reflecting the values of mid-nineteenth-century 'rural' architects. It is also significant locally for its association with St. Luke's Church, designed by Richard M. Upjohn in 1857. Its style echoes the church and the ecclesiastical dependencies shown in Upjohn's Rural Architecture (1852).","narrative":"Built around 1867 on Buckwheat Bridge Road in Clermont, this two-story, three-bay frame house was originally a parsonage and is now a residence. It has a jerkin-head metal roof with sawn bargeboard, clapboard on the first story, and board and batten on the second, whose pointed ends overhang the clapboard. A hipped-roof porch with elaborate sawn ornamentation marks the central entrance. A clapboard garage and a small well house on the roughly one-acre original parcel also contribute. The house is regarded as a distinctive example of picturesque cottage architecture, with an informal plan, small scale and inventive use of materials. Its Swiss-influenced styling and porch, which combines structural and Gothic motifs, create a novel pattern. It is also tied to nearby St. Luke's Church, designed by Richard M. Upjohn in 1857. Upjohn is not linked directly to the parsonage, but its style reflects both the church and the ecclesiastical dependencies shown in his 1852 Rural Architecture. The unaltered house retains its original design, materials and setting.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Picturesque cottage, with Swiss styling and Gothic motifs","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a residence, originally a parsonage; condition described as good, unaltered, and retaining integrity of design, materials and setting.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.177152-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/83003935.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312407","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Parsonage","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7084703"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/columbia-county/old-parsonage-83003935/"}