{"nrhp_refnum":"85000728","name":"MaGee, Merrill, House","other_names":["Stephen Griffin House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2 Hudson St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Warrensburg","county":"Warren County","state":"NY","lat":43.496352837000074,"lon":-73.77621715499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-04-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large Greek Revival residence at 2 Hudson Street, Warrensburg, Warren County, New York, with outbuildings and landscaped grounds on about 3.6 acres. It grew in three stages: a farmhouse of about 1835, a monumental addition of about 1855, and a moved 1815 wing added in 1912.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for its architecture and for nearly 150 years of association with a prominent Warrensburg family. It is described as the best preserved example of early to mid-nineteenth century vernacular residential design in the village, with a rare monumental Greek Revival addition. It is also tied to industrialist and civic leader Stephen Griffin II and to Grace Merrill MaGee, who developed the estate.","narrative":"Set on landscaped grounds at the center of Warrensburg in the Adirondacks, this house developed in three stages. A frame Greek Revival farmhouse of the 1830s was joined by a two-story main block with a giant portico around 1855, and a 1815 Federal period farmhouse was moved from Thurman Station in 1912 to serve as a summer kitchen. Narrow clapboards, slate roofs, six-over-six windows and well-preserved interiors, including original stair hall wallpaper, survive. Stephen Griffin II, who acquired the property in 1838, ran tanneries, sawmills and timber companies and held public office, and his prosperity financed the grand addition. His descendant Grace Merrill MaGee later turned the property into a country retreat with gardens, a Colonial Revival garage and a large concrete swimming pool built in 1927-28. Family ownership continued from 1838 to 1979, which helped preserve the house and its outbuildings. Eight contributing features are included, and the property now operates as a restaurant and inn.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific dates 1835-1928)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival (vernacular Greek Revival farmhouse, monumental Greek Revival addition, vernacular Federal period wing)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as excellent condition, altered and moved (1912 kitchen wing); now operated as a restaurant and inn.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.261635-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/85000728.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000728/770ff34d44-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000728/770ff34d44-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Upstate New York","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Merrill_MaGee_House_Aug_10.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from Upstate New York</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Merrill_MaGee_House_Aug_10.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"01000292","name":"Hamlet of Warrensburgh Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/hamlet-of-warrensburgh-historic-district-01000292/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322781","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrill_MaGee_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14706936"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/warren-county/magee-merrill-house-85000728/"}