{"nrhp_refnum":"85002455","name":"Broadway Historic District","other_names":["See Also:LeRay, Vincent, House"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"St. Lawrence River, W. edge of Village of Cape Vincent, on Broadway & Tibbetts Point","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cape Vincent","county":"Jefferson County","state":"NY","lat":44.12499843400008,"lon":-76.34420911851964,"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 22-acre historic district on Broadway along the St. Lawrence River at the west edge of the village of Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York. It holds three estate properties built between 1815 and 1840 by prominent French emigres, with five houses and two outbuildings.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district is an intact, cohesive group reflecting the early to mid-nineteenth century settlement of Cape Vincent by prominent French patriots tied to James LeRay de Chaumont. It holds the largest and most imposing residences in the village and shows high-quality Georgian and Greek Revival design. The Servants Quarters also preserves a vernacular French Colonial form.","narrative":"Along Broadway on the St. Lawrence River at the western edge of Cape Vincent, a 22-acre district preserves a group of grand estate properties built between 1815 and 1840. The district has five houses and two early twentieth century outbuildings. Its centerpiece is the limestone Stone House of 1815, a Georgian building constructed for Vincent LeRay, son of landowner James LeRay de Chaumont, who promoted the settlement of the village. Maple Grove (1838) and Beechwood (1840) are neighboring Greek Revival houses with two-story pedimented porticos. The Servants Quarters of 1820 reflects French Colonial building traditions found in Quebec and the Mississippi Valley. French emigres, including officers associated with Napoleon, shaped the area after 1818. The district is described as the only distinct enclave of historic resources in the surrounding multiple resource area and as the village's grandest group of residences. All of the buildings still serve as homes, and the district's unity rests on the scale and classical styling of its large houses.","period_of_significance":"1815-1840","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian, Greek Revival, and vernacular French Colonial","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"The buildings continue to serve as residences, and the owners of the Stone House and Beechwood are described as actively preserving their historic features.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.963465-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/85002455.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313238","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_Historic_District_(Cape_Vincent,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4972451"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/jefferson-county/broadway-historic-district-85002455/"}