{"nrhp_refnum":"89002093","name":"Weaver, Gen. John G., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"711 Herkimer Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Utica","county":"Oneida County","state":"NY","lat":43.11309574200004,"lon":-75.19675335199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-12-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick, two-story Federal style house built ca. 1815 at 711 Herkimer Road in Utica, Oneida County, New York, in the former village of Deerfield. It was built for General John G. Weaver and sits on a one-acre lot.","why_significant":"The house is a substantially intact, rare surviving example of Federal style architecture in the Utica area, with finely crafted entrance detailing, interior woodwork and plaster ornamentation. Its sophistication suggests it may be architect-designed, possibly by or under the influence of Albany architect Philip Hooker, though the form says further research is needed. The 1920s porches are counted as contributing because they show the trend of updating older buildings.","narrative":"Set on a one-acre lot along Herkimer Road in the former village of Deerfield, now part of Utica, this brick house was built around 1815 for General John G. Weaver, a War of 1812 veteran from an early Deerfield settler family. It is a massive two-story, hip-roofed, double-pile Federal style dwelling with four interior corner chimneys, Greek-fret window lintels and a central entrance with sidelights, an elliptical transom and Roman Doric columns. Inside, a curving open-string stair, an elliptical hall arch, Egyptian marble mantels and decorative plaster survive largely intact. Its refinement led to speculation that Albany architect Philip Hooker designed it or influenced it, based on similarities to other Hooker buildings, although this remains unproven. Weaver lost the property in the 1830s, and later owners kept it as a single residence. Porches added in the 1920s are also counted as part of its history. It is the only monumental Federal style example in the former village of Deerfield.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1815-ca. 1930","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in single-family residential use; the interior retains a high degree of integrity. A non-contributing one-story frame garage, originally a carriage house, stands on the lot.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.361353-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/89002093.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002093/60d5572a4d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002093/60d5572a4d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UticaNY_GenJohnGWeaverHouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UticaNY_GenJohnGWeaverHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320279","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gen._John_G._Weaver_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5530807"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/oneida-county/weaver-gen-john-g-house-89002093/"}