{"nrhp_refnum":"85002495","name":"Buffett, Eliphas, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"159 W. Rogues Path","address_restricted":false,"city":"Centerport","county":"Suffolk County","state":"NY","lat":40.83776343100004,"lon":-73.44354712699999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-09-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-part wood-frame farmhouse at 159 West Rogues Path in Cold Spring Harbor, town of Huntington, Suffolk County, New York. The east wing dates to about 1800 and the larger west wing to about 1835, set on roughly three acres with a barn, shed and family cemetery.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a distinctive, largely unaltered example of settlement period architecture in Huntington. The c. 1800 wing retains timber framing, single sheathing and a three-bay side-entrance plan, and the c. 1835 wing shows a locally interpreted Greek Revival style. It is also tied to the locally prominent Buffett family, and its cemetery and late nineteenth century outbuildings survive in a heavily developed town.","narrative":"Along the winding West Rogues Path in Cold Spring Harbor, once a stagecoach route from Huntington to Brooklyn, stands a farmhouse built in two stages. The east wing, a one-story, three-bay section, dates to about 1800, while the two-story west wing was added around 1835 by John Buffett. The older section keeps its timber frame, single sheathing, frieze windows and a massive interior end chimney. The newer wing has a molded fascia board and a classically inspired door surround with pilasters, transom and sidelights, reflecting a local version of Greek Revival style. The property of about three acres also holds a late nineteenth century barn, a shed and a Buffett family cemetery with about a dozen graves. The house is associated with the Buffett family, early settlers who owned it until the late nineteenth century. Its largely unaltered condition makes it a rare surviving link to Huntington's early growth, though locals know it as the John Buffett House.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect unknown; builder: east wing, Elisha Buffett; west wing, John Buffett (the narrative also credits the original wing to Eliphas Buffett)","architectural_style":"Settlement period; locally interpreted Greek Revival (west wing)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition, on its original site, with no known threats; the form lists private ownership and a continuing private house use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.15917-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/85002495.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002495/7ad4a32bf6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002495/7ad4a32bf6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Muncharelli","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eliphas_Buffett_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Muncharelli</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eliphas_Buffett_House.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314879","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliphas_Buffett_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5361295"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/suffolk-county/buffett-eliphas-house-85002495/"}