{"nrhp_refnum":"85000630","name":"Crowther House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"97 Beach Lane","address_restricted":false,"city":"Westhampton Beach","county":"Suffolk County","state":"NY","lat":40.80453534000003,"lon":-72.63359815399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-03-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood-frame summer house with a detached garage, built in 1910 at 97 Beach Lane in the village of Westhampton Beach, Suffolk County, New York, on a 1.5-acre lot.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the house is the most intact historic summer house in the village and a regional interpretation of the Shingle style rooted in eastern Long Island's vernacular building tradition. Its rare, largely unchanged interior, with exposed finished framing and hand-crafted woodwork, reflects the American Arts and Crafts movement. It illustrates early twentieth century summer resort development on eastern Long Island.","narrative":"Built in 1910 on Beach Lane in Westhampton Beach, this two-story shingled summer house and its detached garage sit on a flat 1.5-acre lot enclosed by tall privet hedges. The house has a gambrel roof, long shed dormers, a columned front porch and a trellised terrace with a small fountain. Its interior is the most distinctive feature: the living, dining and entry areas form one open space with exposed but carefully finished studs and joists, a hand-crafted wood staircase and built-in storage in the dining room. The exterior blends the Shingle style with eastern Long Island's vernacular building tradition, while the quality of the woodwork reflects the Arts and Crafts movement. The architect and builder are unknown, and village building records were destroyed. The house is considered the most intact historic summer house in the village, and it survives as a record of early twentieth century resort development on eastern Long Island.","period_of_significance":"1910","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Regional interpretation of the Shingle style with Dutch Colonial Revival massing and Arts and Crafts interior details","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as well maintained, with the house, garage and grounds retaining an intact historic appearance; occupied as a private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:42.401771-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/85000630.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000630/707c582197-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000630/707c582197-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Dmadeo","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crowther_House,_Westhampton_Beach,_NY.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Dmadeo</a>, <a href=\"https://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:Crowther_House,_Westhampton_Beach,_NY.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322079","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowther_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5189601"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/suffolk-county/crowther-house-85000630/"}