{"nrhp_refnum":"87001069","name":"Traver House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Wynkoop Ln.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rhinebeck","county":"Dutchess County","state":"NY","lat":41.941633327000034,"lon":-73.89699564199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-07-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A stone and frame farmhouse on a 3.2-acre lot at the north end of Wynkoop Lane, just outside the village of Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York. The stone main block dates to about 1730, with a frame addition built about 1790.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an important example of the regional vernacular stone building tradition of eighteenth-century Rhinebeck. It shows traits typical of Dutch, French and German stone houses, with features pointing to a likely Palatine German origin. It could also inform a future study of Hudson Valley settlement-period architecture. The surviving eighteenth-century well, nineteenth-century well house and stone retaining walls add to its significance.","narrative":"Built in two stages, this farmhouse on Wynkoop Lane near Rhinebeck combines a stone main block of about 1730 with a frame addition of about 1790 on the south end. It sits on a slight rise on a 3.2-acre lot, set into a hillside so that the road side shows two full stories and the rear shows one. The slate gable roof, brick end chimneys and deeply inset sash windows are typical of the area. The main entrance is on the north gable end, facing away from the road, a feature associated with German-built houses. The nomination treats the house as a good example of the regional vernacular stone tradition of the Hudson Valley, comparable to several other Rhinebeck stone houses. The builder and first occupants are unknown. The name comes from the Traver family, who owned it in the mid- to late nineteenth century. A dry-laid eighteenth-century well, a nineteenth-century well house and stone retaining walls survive, and wooded land around the property preserves its rural setting.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Regional vernacular stone building tradition","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a residence, in good condition, with no known threats. A ca. 1959 rear wing and a ca. 1930 garage are non-contributing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:44.821199-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/87001069.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001069/227951ca45-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001069/227951ca45-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Traver_House,_Rhinebeck,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</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:Traver_House,_Rhinebeck,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312606","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traver_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7836121"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/dutchess-county/traver-house-87001069/"}