{"nrhp_refnum":"94000939","name":"Hays, George, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"County House Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Jerusalem","county":"Yates County","state":"NY","lat":42.66691084800004,"lon":-77.07367215599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-08-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one and one-half story frame house built ca. 1872 on County House Road in the town of Jerusalem, Yates County, New York, on an 8.5-acre parcel with a ca. 1885 barn and a ca. 1875 octagonal privy.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an outstanding regional example of Gothic Revival inspired residential architecture in Yates County. It retains irregular massing, steeply pitched jerkin-head roofs, scroll-sawn vergeboards, hood moldings, an engaged tower and wall dormers. The barn and privy add to the setting, and the property is described as an important local landmark recalling the late-nineteenth century development of the area.","narrative":"This house on County House Road in Jerusalem, Yates County, was built around 1872 for George Hays. It is a one and one-half story frame residence on a stone foundation, with a crossed gable roof, multiple jerkin-head roofs and a three-story engaged corner tower topped by a slate pyramidal roof and iron cresting. Scroll-sawn brackets support hoods over many windows, and an ornate porch shelters the main entrance. A rear wing and attached carriage house are original. Inside, carved wood mantles, paneled doors, balustrades and wood door surrounds survive. The property also keeps a ca. 1885 gambrel-roofed barn and an octagonal privy from about 1875. The house was listed for its architecture, as a highly intact local example of Gothic Revival inspired design, with Jacob Allington named as architect. The form describes it as an important local landmark that recalls the late nineteenth century development of this part of Yates County.","period_of_significance":"1872 - ca.1885","architect_builder":"Allington, Jacob, Architect","architectural_style":"Mid-Nineteenth Century/Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling with agricultural outbuildings; the interior is described as highly intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.416487-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/94000939.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315570","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hays_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5540356"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/yates-county/hays-george-house-94000939/"}