{"nrhp_refnum":"90001012","name":"Cliffside","other_names":["H.E.Lawrence Estate"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Lawrence Ln. S of River Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Palisades","county":"Rockland County","state":"NY","lat":41.00799079400008,"lon":-73.90343217399999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-07-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Cliffside is a former summer estate on about four acres overlooking the Hudson River in Palisades, Orangetown, Rockland County, New York. It has a stone Flemish Colonial Revival house built in 1876 to a design by J. Cleveland Cady and a carriage house built in 1887.","why_significant":"The house is a distinctive example of Flemish Colonial Revival estate architecture by the New York architect J. Cleveland Cady, combining Hudson Valley Dutch farmhouse forms with advanced open interior planning. It illustrates the shift in Palisades from a farming and river-port hamlet to a country retreat for wealthy New Yorkers. It is also linked to the Lawrence family, who shaped the hamlet's development and its artistic community.","narrative":"Cliffside is a former summer estate on a level shelf of land above the Hudson River in Palisades, Rockland County. Henry E. Lawrence, a New York City merchant, built the two-story stone house in 1876 to a design by architect J. Cleveland Cady. Its L-shaped plan, flaring gambrel roofs, massive chimneys and rough stone walls recall the old Dutch farmhouses of the region, while the oriels, verandah and open flow between ground-floor rooms reflect late nineteenth-century tastes. Eastlake-style interior detailing, a stained glass window, a large staircase with inglenook and a pipe organ add to the house. A matching stone carriage house followed in 1887. The estate marks a transitional stage between informal early country houses and the grand formal estates of the early twentieth century. The Lawrence family, who owned the property until 1962, helped guide the hamlet's growth and its emergence as a community for artists. About four acres of the original twenty remain, with much of the historic landscaping.","period_of_significance":"1876-1936","architect_builder":"J. Cleveland Cady (architect)","architectural_style":"Flemish Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Private residence in excellent condition; the carriage house also survives. Alterations include some replaced window glazing and a modern oriel on the river facade. No threats are known.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.217003-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/90001012.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001012/d3a28ca5e9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001012/d3a28ca5e9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ, M.D.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CLIFFSIDE,_PALISADES,_ROCKLAND_COUNTY,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ, M.D.</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:CLIFFSIDE,_PALISADES,_ROCKLAND_COUNTY,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314522","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliffside_(Palisades,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5133103"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/rockland-county/cliffside-90001012/"}