{"nrhp_refnum":"88001707","name":"Van Buren, Volkert, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NY 57 and Distin Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fulton","county":"Oswego County","state":"NY","lat":43.367040434000046,"lon":-76.42589627299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-10-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half-story brick Federal style house built circa 1832 at the intersection of NYS Route 57 and Distin Road, Town of Volney, near Fulton, Oswego County, New York. It was built by Volkert Van Buren on a 1.83-acre parcel.","why_significant":"The house is presented as a distinguished and exceptionally intact rural example of Federal style architecture. Its five-bay symmetrical facade, modillioned cornice, and Neoclassical entrance, together with refined interior mantels and moldings, reflect the taste and wealth of its original owner. It is also tied to the Van Buren family's early settlement and canal-era commercial enterprises.","narrative":"Built around 1832 near Fulton in the Town of Volney, this two-and-one-half-story brick house is a well-preserved rural example of Federal style design. Volkert Van Buren, a miller, lumberman, and farmer whose father settled the area in 1796, had it constructed during the boom that followed the opening of the Oswego Canal in 1828. The side-gabled house has a symmetrical five-bay front, brick laid in English bond, a modillioned cornice with small returns, and an entrance with Tuscan columns, sidelights, and a glazed transom. Inside, each of the eight original rooms has a fireplace, and the formal southern rooms carry refined mantels and moldings. A 1970 garage replaced an earlier rear wing on its original foundation, and a porch was removed from the facade. The house is recognized for its architectural quality and its link to a family central to local mills, shipyards, and canal trade.","period_of_significance":"circa 1832","architect_builder":"Unknown; built by Volkert Van Buren","architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition with a high degree of interior and exterior integrity; occupied as a private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:44.981738-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/88001707.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320899","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkert_Van_Buren_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7940251"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/oswego-county/van-buren-volkert-house-88001707/"}