{"nrhp_refnum":"85002453","name":"Borland, John, House","other_names":["Bldg. #2"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Market St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cape Vincent","county":"Jefferson County","state":"NY","lat":44.12659437000008,"lon":-76.33631636899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-09-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one and one-half story, five-bay frame house at Market and Joseph Streets in the village of Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York, built between 1818 and 1828 by John Borland.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an intact example of the local vernacular house type and a rare surviving building from Cape Vincent's settlement period. Its restrained Federal details suggest a measure of prosperity from the new Watertown road and the growing port trade. Later owners included a Town Supervisor and a prominent New York broker who donated it to the village.","narrative":"Built between 1818 and 1828 by John Borland on land bought from Vincent LeRay, this small frame house stands at the corner of Market and Joseph Streets in Cape Vincent. It has one and one-half stories, five bays, a gable roof, a central Federal style doorway and a front porch. The facade is covered in flush horizontal boards, while the other walls have narrow clapboards. A Greek Revival style wing, probably added in the mid-nineteenth century, and porch brackets added late in the century reflect changing tastes during its long use as a residence. Its modest scale suggests the economy needed in a frontier village that had only eleven houses in 1815, while its restrained details point to growing trade. Later owners included George Bartlett, a Town Supervisor, and Stuyvesant Fish, who gave the house to the village in 1937. Known as Community House, it still serves as a community center.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Built by John Borland (architect and builder listed as unknown on the inventory form)","architectural_style":"Vernacular with Federal details and a Greek Revival side wing","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a museum, meeting hall and community center (Community House); condition rated good, with no known threats.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:44.844408-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/85002453.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002453/9cb08d3f8c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002453/9cb08d3f8c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Steven Hamsness","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Borland_House_in_Cape_Vincent_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Steven Hamsness</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Borland_House_in_Cape_Vincent_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313232","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Borland_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6222490"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/jefferson-county/borland-john-house-85002453/"}