{"nrhp_refnum":"87001865","name":"Cobblestone House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Syracuse Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cazenovia","county":"Madison County","state":"NY","lat":42.94299044700006,"lon":-75.88275118799999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-11-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A cobblestone farmhouse built about 1840 on Syracuse Road (Route 92), roughly one and one-half miles northwest of the village of Cazenovia, Madison County, New York, with a former carriage house of the late nineteenth century.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an outstanding example of Greek Revival farm architecture and a rare surviving cobblestone building in the town of Cazenovia. It is also one of several early nineteenth-century farmhouses reflecting the town's agricultural prosperity. Its dressed stone quoins, entrance detailing and finely crafted interior woodwork set it apart from simpler rural farmhouses.","narrative":"Built around 1840 on a rise overlooking Cazenovia Lake, this cobblestone farmhouse sits on a 3.98-acre lot along Syracuse Road in Madison County, New York. The two-story main block and one-and-one-half-story service wing are made of coursed rounded stones set in mortar, with dressed stone quoins, flat stone lintels and sills, a wide frieze and cornice with returns, and turned Doric columns at the entrance and porch. Inside, original features such as door moldings with rosette corner blocks survive. A frame carriage barn from the late nineteenth century, later converted to a residence, also contributes. The house is notable as the only substantial cobblestone building in Cazenovia apart from a few small farm outbuildings, and as a refined Greek Revival design in a rural area where most farmhouses were simpler. Local tradition credits the Beckwith family with building it. It also illustrates the town's early agricultural prosperity.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect and builder unknown; local tradition says the Beckwith family built the house","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Private residence in fair condition; the carriage house was converted to residential use in the mid-twentieth century. A large non-contributing frame wing was added in 1970.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:44.862513-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/87001865.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313466","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobblestone_House_(Cazenovia,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5138816"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/madison-county/cobblestone-house-87001865/"}