{"nrhp_refnum":"83004045","name":"Hinchey, Franklin, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"634 Hinchey Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Gates","county":"Monroe County","state":"NY","lat":43.13929846100007,"lon":-77.68849723099999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-11-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2½-story wood frame picturesque farmhouse at 634 Hinchey Road in Gates, Monroe County, New York, built in 1870 for Franklin Hinchey on a 3.09-acre parcel that also holds a cabbage barn and an incubator house.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an exceptionally well-preserved picturesque farmhouse, with craftsmanship and detail that make it a significant architectural landmark in Gates. It also survives as a reminder of the area's agrarian beginnings and of the Hinchey family, early settlers who combined farming with railroad work. The form rates its significance as local.","narrative":"Built in 1870 for farmer and railroad land agent Franklin Hinchey, this farmhouse on Hinchey Road in Gates, just southwest of Rochester, is a well-preserved example of a picturesque eclectic farm residence. The wood frame house is cruciform, with steep cross gables suggesting Gothic design, while Italianate touches include paired brackets, molded window trim, patterned brick chimneys and round-arched paired doors and windows. Inside, original wallpaper, marble fireplaces, plaster medallions and a black walnut stair survive. Family recollection says Hinchey hired two ship's carpenters from New York, James Cummings and Patrick Fitzsimmons, to build it. Hinchey was influenced by A. J. Downing's writing on country cottages. A 250-foot picket fence, a cabbage barn with a Gothic-style cornice and an incubator house remain from a farm that once exceeded 300 acres. Surrounded by suburban houses, the property still evokes the rural farm setting of early Gates.","period_of_significance":"1870","architect_builder":"James Cummings, Patrick Fitzsimmons","architectural_style":"Picturesque eclectic farmhouse with Italianate details and a Gothic-influenced cruciform plan","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; described as in excellent condition with remarkably few alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:42.835899-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/83004045.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004045/f66bcfc9cb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004045/f66bcfc9cb-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Ammodramus","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Franklin_Hinchey_house_4.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ammodramus</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Franklin_Hinchey_house_4.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318840","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Hinchey_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5491573"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/monroe-county/hinchey-franklin-house-83004045/"}