{"nrhp_refnum":"95000957","name":"Hornbeck Stone House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"149 Whitfield Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rochester","county":"Ulster County","state":"NY","lat":41.817499572500054,"lon":-74.22108769730534,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-08-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-one-half story vernacular stone dwelling at 149 Whitfield Road in the town of Rochester, Ulster County, New York, dating to about 1750. It sits on an 11.3-acre rural parcel with three non-contributing outbuildings.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an outstanding regional example of a mid-eighteenth-century linear stone dwelling typical of the Hudson Valley and Ulster County. Its stone construction, multiple asymmetrical entrances and simple gable roof are characteristic of the type. It also remains a rare surviving example of an upland subsistence farming household, and a local landmark despite alterations.","narrative":"Built around 1750 on Whitfield Road in the rural town of Rochester, Ulster County, this vernacular stone house is a one-and-one-half story dwelling in two sections. A three-bay northern section with a central hearth was later extended by a single-room southern section. Seams in the stonework show that a former third entry was altered into a window, and a large window beside the south door functions like a sidelight to light a dark hall. A wrap-around porch dates from the early twentieth century, and renovations from about 1993 added new dormers. The house sits on 11.3 acres beside the North Peterskill, near the historic Whitfield Cemetery and a farm with a lime kiln. It was listed as an outstanding regional example of the linear stone houses common in the Hudson Valley and Ulster County. It also survives as a rare example of an upland subsistence farming household, recalling the early development of the area.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1750","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"OTHER/vernacular","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Used as a single dwelling. Major renovations began around 1993, including new shed-roofed dormers and removal of part of the porch.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.191191-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/95000957.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000957/83118a0f27-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000957/83118a0f27-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hornbeck_Stone_House,_Kerhonkson,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</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:Hornbeck_Stone_House,_Kerhonkson,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315244","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbeck_Stone_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5904050"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/ulster-county/hornbeck-stone-house-95000957/"}