{"nrhp_refnum":"87001098","name":"Astor Home for Children","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"36 Mill St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rhinebeck","county":"Dutchess County","state":"NY","lat":41.927822468000045,"lon":-73.91224930045286,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-07-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large brick and stone institutional building in Jacobean Revival style at 36 Mill Street in the village of Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York, built in 1914 to a design by McKim, Mead and White. The 18.4-acre site also has a contributing early twentieth century guest cottage.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a distinctive example of early twentieth century Jacobean institutional architecture by a nationally prominent firm. It also reflects the philanthropy of the Morton and Astor families, who founded and supported a children's convalescent home that later cared for emotionally disturbed children. The 1914 exterior survives virtually intact despite later additions and interior loss.","narrative":"Built in 1914 at 36 Mill Street in Rhinebeck, this brick and stone institution was designed by the nationally known firm McKim, Mead and White in the Jacobean style. The original block is a two-story, H-shaped building with a slate gable roof, casement windows with stone trim, and a recessed entrance beneath a portico of four Corinthian columns. Cast-stone bas-relief panels and a swag-decorated parapet add detail. The home grew from Holiday Farm, a rest home for convalescent children founded in Rhinecliff in 1904 by Helen Morton. Vincent Astor commissioned the new building, and the Astor family supported it until 1945, when the Catholic Archdiocese took over. From 1952 it served emotionally ill children, a role it continues. Wings added in 1954 and 1963, a chapel, garages and a pool are non-contributing, but the 1914 exterior remains largely intact. An early twentieth century frame cottage on the grounds also contributes to the property.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"McKim, Mead and White (architect); builder unknown","architectural_style":"Jacobean Revival (Jacobean style institutional architecture)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still in institutional use as a care facility for emotionally disturbed children; condition rated good; 1914 interior substantially altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.666071-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/87001098.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001098/f8b9b52908-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001098/f8b9b52908-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Astor_Home_for_Children.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</a>, <a href=\"http://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:Astor_Home_for_Children.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"79001578","name":"Rhinebeck Village Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/rhinebeck-village-historic-district-79001578/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312706","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astor_Home_for_Children","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4811059"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/dutchess-county/astor-home-for-children-87001098/"}