{"nrhp_refnum":"85002480","name":"Vautrin, Claude, House","other_names":["Bldg. #15"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Mason Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cape Vincent","county":"Jefferson County","state":"NY","lat":44.14675412750006,"lon":-76.22836533697725,"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 two-story limestone farmhouse on the east side of Mason Road in a rural part of Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York, built in 1855 by Claude Vautrin. It sits on a 263-acre working farm with six contributing outbuildings.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the best intact examples of vernacular residential architecture in Cape Vincent. It is one of ten nominated stone farmhouses and the only one with a square plan, full two-story height, hipped roof and shed-roofed porch with Italianate-style posts. It also reflects the town's early agricultural development and the refinement of local stone craftsmanship.","narrative":"Built in 1855 by farmer Claude Vautrin, this two-story limestone farmhouse stands on the east side of Mason Road in rural Cape Vincent. The square main block has a hipped roof, five bays, and walls of regularly coursed, square-cut limestone, with central entrances on the north and west sides. A shed-roofed porch carries four Italianate-style columns, and a one-story wooden rear wing, once used for storing carriages, now serves as living space. Inside, an arch on two Doric columns divides the living room. The 263-acre property remains active farmland and keeps a limestone smokehouse, a barn and four sheds from the nineteenth century. Vautrin, the son of a Frenchman who arrived in the 1830s, also ran a hotel in Rosiere. He sold the farm in 1913 to Joseph Mason, whose descendant still operates it as a dairy farm. It is distinguished among local stone farmhouses for its square plan, full height and fine masonry craftsmanship.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect unknown; builder Claude Vautrin","architectural_style":"Vernacular farmhouse with Italianate-influenced porch","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and still in residential use as a working dairy farm.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.705319-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/85002480.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313240","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Vautrin_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5129059"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/jefferson-county/vautrin-claude-house-85002480/"}