{"nrhp_refnum":"84002369","name":"Bain Commercial Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"59-61 W. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wappingers Falls","county":"Dutchess County","state":"NY","lat":41.601214879000054,"lon":-73.92057171299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-09-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick commercial and residential building at 59-61 West Main Street in the village of Wappingers Falls, Dutchess County, New York, built about 1875. Architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the most outstanding example of late nineteenth century commercial architecture in the Wappingers Falls multiple resource area. It is an exceptionally intact Second Empire building adapted to a small village store with living space above. It also reflects the growth of Channingville, the west-side community that joined the village in 1871.","narrative":"Built around 1875 at the corner of West Main and Church Streets in Wappingers Falls, this two-story brick building combined shops on the ground floor with family living space above. Its Second Empire design includes a slate mansard roof patterned with multicolored polygonal slates, a bracketed and panelled cornice, segmentally arched upper windows with molded lintels and sills, and cast-iron columns supporting two symmetrical storefronts. A central doorway once led to the upper residence, which has since been divided into apartments. Unlike attached urban commercial blocks, it stands detached, giving it a house-like form and room for decoration on its side elevations. Local tradition credits the Bain family with its construction. The nomination rates it the best and most intact commercial building of its type in the village and the only one in the Second Empire style. It also illustrates the growth of Channingville, the area west of Wappingers Creek incorporated into the village in 1871.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Second Empire","criteria":[],"status_note":"Ground-floor stores with upper levels converted to apartments; original two-over-two sash, slate mansard roof and period storefronts survive.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:43.3029-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/84002369.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002369/a9a06eb424-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002369/a9a06eb424-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bain_Commercial_Building,_Wappingers_Falls,_NY.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:Bain_Commercial_Building,_Wappingers_Falls,_NY.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"84002380","name":"Wappingers Falls Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/wappingers-falls-historic-district-84002380/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312568","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bain_Commercial_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q803869"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/dutchess-county/bain-commercial-building-84002369/"}