{"nrhp_refnum":"96001425","name":"Menge House Complex","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"98 Van Buren St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dolgeville","county":"Herkimer County","state":"NY","lat":43.09402935700004,"lon":-74.76909085321427,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-12-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A private residential complex at 98 Van Buren Street in Dolgeville, Herkimer County, New York, centered on a Queen Anne style frame house built in 1893 with a carriage house/garage, woodshed and wrought iron entrance arch on a 4.8-acre lot.","why_significant":"The complex is argued to be a highly intact example of Queen Anne-inspired residential design in Dolgeville, with interior and exterior features preserved. It reflects the German industrialist community fostered by Alfred Dolge, and is notable for ornamental wrought ironwork forged on the premises by William Menge Sr. Continuous ownership by one family since 1903 preserved the buildings and grounds.","narrative":"At 98 Van Buren Street in Dolgeville, a 2 1/2 story Queen Anne style frame house sits on a knolltop within a 4.8-acre landscaped lot. Contractor Adolph Wegner built it in 1893 for piano manufacturer Aloys Brambach, who had moved his business to town at the urging of industrialist Alfred Dolge. Craftsmen who had worked on Dolge's own residence produced the parquet floors, moldings and stained glass. William Menge Sr., a machinist, bought the house in 1903, and the family has owned it since. Menge operated a forge in an addition to the carriage house and made the wrought iron roof cresting, hinges, lanterns and entrance arch found on the property. The complex also includes a woodshed built about 1910. Minor changes in the 1920s enclosed porches and converted the carriage house for automobiles. Its architecture, original interior finishes and links to Dolgeville's German industrial families led to its listing for social history and architecture.","period_of_significance":"1893-ca.1945","architect_builder":"Adolph Wegner","architectural_style":"Late Victorian/Queen Anne","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Remains a single-family residence in the same family ownership since 1903; the interior retains original materials and many original furnishings.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:49.982775-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/96001425.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001425/be5da6c2a2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001425/be5da6c2a2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Allan Green","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Menge_House_Complex.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Allan Green</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:Menge_House_Complex.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318164","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menge_House_Complex","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6816975"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/herkimer-county/menge-house-complex-96001425/"}