{"nrhp_refnum":"87001370","name":"Collyer, Capt. Moses W., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"River Rd. S","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chelsea","county":"Dutchess County","state":"NY","lat":41.551501632000054,"lon":-73.97044098999999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-08-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Transportation","Architecture","Maritime History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame house with a gambrel roof, known as \"Driftwood,\" on River Road South in the hamlet of Chelsea, town of Wappinger, Dutchess County, New York. It was built in 1899 for Hudson River boat captain Moses W. Collyer, with a garden shed, privy and garage on the lot.","why_significant":"The house is significant as the home of Moses W. Collyer, a Hudson River boat captain who co-authored The Sloops of the Hudson (1908). It is also an exceptionally intact example of turn-of-the-century residential architecture, combining Queen Anne massing with Colonial Revival details. A complete record of its construction, including photographs and receipts, adds to its value.","narrative":"Driftwood is a two-story frame house with a gambrel roof, built in 1899 on a rise above the Hudson River on River Road South in Chelsea, Dutchess County. Captain Moses W. Collyer, who came from a Hudson River maritime family and spent over forty years on boats, had it built near the end of his career, close to the family wharf and boatyard. In 1908 he co-authored The Sloops of the Hudson with William E. Verplanck, a first-hand account of the river's commercial shipping. The house combines Queen Anne massing and varied shingle work with a Palladian window, gambrel roof and porch details drawn from Colonial Revival taste. Inside, an oak stair, marbelized mantels and unpainted woodwork survive. A garden shed, a multi-seat privy and a 1932 garage also contribute. Photographs and receipts from construction survive, documenting building practices of the period. Few changes have been made since 1899.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne combined with Colonial Revival elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a residence, as originally; condition good, with no known threats and few alterations since construction.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.305563-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/87001370.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001370/a1cc84f42a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001370/a1cc84f42a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Captain_Moses_Collyer_House.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:Captain_Moses_Collyer_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312674","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Moses_W._Collyer_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1035106"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/dutchess-county/collyer-capt-moses-w-house-87001370/"}