{"nrhp_refnum":"94001342","name":"Whalen, Harvey, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"140 Whalen Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Penfield","county":"Monroe County","state":"NY","lat":43.14158803400005,"lon":-77.44558233399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-11-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick single-family farmhouse at 1140 Whalen Road in Penfield, Monroe County, New York, built in 1875 for Harvey Whalen. It combines a Victorian Gothic main block with an attached Second Empire tower, and sits on a 1.2 acre lot with outbuildings.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an intact representative example of nineteenth-century rural domestic architecture in western New York. Victorian Gothic and Second Empire styles were rare in Penfield, where Italianate and Queen Anne houses were more common. The house keeps a wealth of original interior and exterior features, especially plaster and wood trim.","narrative":"Built in 1875 on Whalen Road in Penfield, this brick farmhouse was commissioned by Harvey Whalen, who built it in anticipation of a political career that never fully developed. The two-and-a-half story main block shows Victorian Gothic features such as steep intersecting gable roofs, decorative trusses and stone window hoods. A square tower with a slate-covered, crested mansard roof adds Second Empire character, and a one-story brick wing extends to the north. Inside, the original floor plan survives, with mahogany stair railings, pocket doors, ornate plaster ceiling medallions and compound architrave trim. Three outbuildings from the farm era remain on the 1.2 acre lot. Victorian Gothic and Second Empire designs were uncommon in Penfield, where most high-style farmhouses followed other fashions. The house was listed for its architecture and its high degree of preservation. Whalen's sons lived there all their lives and both served as town supervisor.","period_of_significance":"1875","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Gothic, Second Empire","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling. The interior floor plan and many original finishes survive, although the kitchen has been remodelled and one rear second-floor bedroom altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.098483-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/94001342.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94001342/64e87d539a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94001342/64e87d539a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"DanielPenfield","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HarveyWhalenHousePenfieldNewYork.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">DanielPenfield</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HarveyWhalenHousePenfieldNewYork.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318971","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Whalen_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14706331"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/monroe-county/whalen-harvey-house-94001342/"}