{"nrhp_refnum":"95000480","name":"Hatch, Vermont, Mansion","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Old Pleasant Hill Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cornwall","county":"Orange County","state":"NY","lat":41.42464510800005,"lon":-74.05929450099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-05-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story French Chateau style country estate house with a stone garage, on a 1.7-acre parcel off Old Pleasant Hill Road in Cornwall, Orange County, New York. It was built in 1935 for Vermont Hatch and designed by architect Maxwell Kimball.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an intact, representative example of a large French Chateau style country estate house, with Arts and Crafts and 'Parks' period influences. It also illustrates the era when Cornwall was a summer retreat for wealthy New York City families. It retains a high degree of integrity in design, materials, setting and floor plan.","narrative":"Built in 1935 on a hillside in Cornwall, New York, this granite country house was designed by New York City architect Maxwell Kimball for Vermont Hatch, a partner in the law firm of White and Case. Its coursed ashlar walls, slate hip roofs, stone cornice with dentil molding and arched covered entry reflect an eclectic French Chateau style. The stone was salvaged from Danskammer, the 1834 Armstrong mansion near Newburgh, demolished in 1934. Inside, a large center hall opens to rooms with walnut paneling, parquet floors, carved mantles and original staircases. Elements of the Arts and Crafts movement and the 'Parks' period appear in the many windows and park-like siting. The house is valued as an intact example of a wealthy family's summer estate from the time Cornwall drew prominent New Yorkers. The Hatch family owned it until 1959, when it became part of an outdoor sculpture center. A stone garage also contributes to the 1.7-acre nominated parcel.","period_of_significance":"1935","architect_builder":"Kimball, Maxwell, Architect","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/French Chateau","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Historic and current function is single dwelling; the surrounding 400 acres are used as an outdoor sculpture park.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.101539-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/95000480.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000480/7ca8911b66-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000480/7ca8911b66-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ M.D.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VERMONT_HATCH_MANSION,_CORNWALL,_ORANGE_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:VERMONT_HATCH_MANSION,_CORNWALL,_ORANGE_COUNTY,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320666","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont_Hatch_Mansion","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7921721"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/orange-county/hatch-vermont-mansion-95000480/"}