{"nrhp_refnum":"94001002","name":"Tousey, Benjamin C., House","other_names":["The Willows"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. of Salt Point Tpk. and Schultzville Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Clinton","county":"Dutchess County","state":"NY","lat":41.83410169100006,"lon":-73.76592996058451,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-08-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Arts and Crafts style house known as The Willows, built 1914-1915 for Benjamin C. Tousey at Salt Point Turnpike and Schultzville Road in the hamlet of Clinton Corners, town of Clinton, Dutchess County, New York, with several outbuildings on a 13-acre parcel.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house embodies the distinctive characteristics of Arts and Crafts residential architecture as popularized by Gustav Stickley. Its siting, open plan, natural materials, fireplace, porches and sleeping porches reflect progressive Arts and Crafts ideals. It retains a very high degree of integrity, and its outbuildings contribute to the residential character.","narrative":"The Willows is a two-story house built in 1914-1915 for Benjamin C. Tousey, a Clinton Corners native who had made money in the Florida railroad business. It sits on a 13-acre parcel in the hamlet of Clinton Corners, Dutchess County. The architect is unknown. The house has a low-pitched roof with deep bracketed eaves, shingled ground-floor walls, and stucco and half-timbered upper floors. Stone piers carry an entrance pergola that doubles as a porte-cochere, and concrete terraces are scored to resemble tile. Inside, an open plan, oak woodwork, a large stone fireplace with a built-in bench, and sleeping porches reflect Arts and Crafts ideas promoted by Gustav Stickley. Six contributing buildings and a gazebo remain, including a stone garage, a carriage house converted to a residence in the 1940s, and a game lodge from about 1935. The property was recognized for its architecture and its high degree of preserved integrity.","period_of_significance":"1914-ca.1935","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Used as a single dwelling with secondary structures; a modern swimming pool and a 1970s pond are noncontributing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.105434-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/94001002.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317498","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_C._Tousey_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4888371"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/dutchess-county/tousey-benjamin-c-house-94001002/"}