{"nrhp_refnum":"87001096","name":"Evergreen Lands","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Delano Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rhinebeck","county":"Dutchess County","state":"NY","lat":41.88498117200004,"lon":-73.90640765299997,"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, stucco and half-timbered residence on a 7.4-acre parcel on Delano Drive in the southwest corner of the town of Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York, built about 1932 and designed by John Russell Pope.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a distinctive and remarkably intact example of Tudor Revival domestic architecture in Rhinebeck, adapted to the local taste for stone. It was designed by nationally known architect John Russell Pope for Laura Delano, a cousin of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Its use of roughly hewn stone reflects the region's continuing masonry tradition.","narrative":"Evergreen Lands is a residence of stone, stucco and half-timbering on a secluded 7.4-acre knoll off Delano Drive in Rhinebeck. Built around 1932 in the Tudor Revival style, it has an asymmetrical plan, steep slate-covered hipped roofs with cross gables, a massive central stone chimney and casement windows. The west side faces a broad lawn with dry-laid stone walls and distant views of the Catskill Mountains. Laura Delano, a cousin of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, commissioned the house from the nationally known architect John Russell Pope as a caretaker's lodge for a larger manor that was never built. Tradition holds that Roosevelt encouraged her to use stone, a historic regional material. The exterior and interior survive largely intact, including dark woodwork and original room layouts. Three historic sheds and the stone walls contribute to the property, while a modern pool does not. It was listed as an unusually well-preserved example of Tudor Revival design in the area.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect: John Russell Pope; builder unknown","architectural_style":"Tudor Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Private residence in excellent condition, retaining its original site, exterior and interior; no threats known.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.79053-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/87001096.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312582","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_Lands","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5417217"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/dutchess-county/evergreen-lands-87001096/"}