{"nrhp_refnum":"85002710","name":"Hedge Lawn","other_names":["Component No. 8"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"592 Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Colonie","county":"Albany County","state":"NY","lat":42.70587129900008,"lon":-73.71481064999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-10-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Hedge Lawn (the Jermain House) is a two and one-half story mansion at 592 Broadway in Colonie, Albany County, New York, built about 1870 with a brick carriage house added about 1908. It sits on 5.33 acres with two wagon sheds, lawns and an iron fence.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a significant post-Civil War country residence in the Greek Revival taste, with a bold Doric portico and central hall plan, and the most distinguished residence of its type in the multiple resource area. It was built for the wealthy Albany merchant and banking Jermain family. It is also one of only two surviving mansions of the kind once built along Broadway outside Albany, and its carriage house is attributed to architect Ernest Hoffman.","narrative":"Hedge Lawn, also called the Jermain House, is a two and one-half story mansion at 592 Broadway in Colonie, built around 1870. A monumental portico with six Doric columns fronts a clapboard house with a concave mansard roof of scalloped slate and pedimented dormers. The design blends Greek Revival and Second Empire elements, with Italianate details behind the portico. The house was built for the Jermain family, prominent Albany merchants and bankers known for philanthropy. A large brick carriage house, attributed to Albany architect Ernest Hoffman, was added around 1908, and two wagon sheds, broad lawns with mature trees and an iron fence bearing the Jermain name also survive. The nomination considers it the most distinguished residence of its type in the Colonie resource area and one of only two large Broadway mansions of its kind still standing. The interior keeps much original detail and has been carefully adapted into apartments.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect unknown for the house; alterations and carriage house by Ernest Hoffman; builder unknown","architectural_style":"Composite of Second Empire and Greek Revival, with Italianate details","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is listed as excellent; the house has been adapted into apartments, and no threats are known. The interior retains original woodwork, fireplaces, newel and balustrade.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:44.994862-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/85002710.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312025","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedge_Lawn","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14706337"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/albany-county/hedge-lawn-85002710/"}