{"nrhp_refnum":"85002470","name":"Reynolds, George, House","other_names":["Bldg. #6"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"River Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cape Vincent","county":"Jefferson County","state":"NY","lat":44.16383097100004,"lon":-76.26010750999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-09-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one and one-half story limestone house on the north side of River Road (Route 12E) on the St. Lawrence River, east of the village of Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York. It was built between 1837 and 1843 by George Reynolds.","why_significant":"The house is argued to be an intact, representative example of the vernacular masonry residential architecture of the early to mid-nineteenth century in the region. It is one of the ten best surviving examples in the Cape Vincent multiple resource area, with local limestone, a gable roof and a five-bay facade with central entry. Its six-over-six windows and frieze window show Greek Revival influence, and the early twentieth-century garage contributes to its significance.","narrative":"Built between 1837 and 1843 by George Reynolds, this one and one-half story limestone house sits on the St. Lawrence River east of Cape Vincent village. It has a gable roof, five bays across the front, and walls of irregularly coursed rubble limestone with a water table of square-cut blocks and rustic quoins. Six-over-six sash windows, flat-arched limestone lintels and a small frieze window above the central door reflect the Greek Revival taste of the period. A wood porch was added in the late 1920s, and a frame carriage house, now a garage, stands behind the house. Reynolds bought the land from Vincent LeRay in 1837 and sold it in 1843. The house stood vacant for a time during Prohibition, and local legend says rum runners stored contraband there. Dr. William and Elsie Hall bought it in 1929, restored it and laid out the landscaping. It is considered one of the ten best surviving examples of local vernacular masonry building in the area.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect unknown; builder George Reynolds","architectural_style":"Vernacular masonry with Greek Revival influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Currently used as a residence; condition listed as excellent; no threats known. It was vacant for a time during Prohibition before being restored around 1929.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.07621-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/85002470.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313134","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Reynolds_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5543829"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/jefferson-county/reynolds-george-house-85002470/"}