{"nrhp_refnum":"96001427","name":"Patterson Farmhouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"47 Murray Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Delmar","county":"Albany County","state":"NY","lat":42.61060880700006,"lon":-73.84217550799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-04-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, wood-frame Greek Revival farmhouse at 47 Murray Avenue in Delmar, Town of Bethlehem, Albany County, New York, built around 1840 on a 1.6-acre lot.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a representative, intact example of a vernacular Greek Revival Hudson Valley farmhouse, with a high degree of integrity. It also serves as a landmark of Bethlehem's agricultural past, when the area was a farming community before becoming suburban.","narrative":"Built around 1840, this two-story wood-frame farmhouse at 47 Murray Avenue in Delmar, New York, is a vernacular Greek Revival dwelling of the Hudson Valley type. It has a low-pitched side-gabled roof, a rectangular kitchen wing, clapboard siding, symmetrical six-over-six windows and a recessed front door with sidelights and transom. Inside are wide pine floors and five working fireplaces. The plain detailing suits a working family farm. The land was leased in 1810 by William Patterson from Stephen Van Rensselaer, and Patterson became owner in 1855. His son James farmed it until 1895, and the land was subdivided in 1937 for suburban homes. The barns and outbuildings have been lost, though a Dutch Barn site and other outbuildings are noted as unevaluated archeological resources. The house was listed for its architecture and for recalling Bethlehem's farming past, now a suburban community.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1840","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition described as excellent; still used as a single dwelling. The original barns and outbuildings are gone, the last burned in 1950.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.864184-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/96001427.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316309","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patterson_Farmhouse_(Delmar,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7148441"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/albany-county/patterson-farmhouse-96001427/"}