{"nrhp_refnum":"96001440","name":"The Locusts","other_names":["Eltinge, Peter, House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"160 Plains Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New Paltz","county":"Ulster County","state":"NY","lat":41.72943420200008,"lon":-74.10227623751774,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-12-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and one-half story brick and stone Federal-style farmhouse at 160 Plains Road, New Paltz, Ulster County, New York, built in 1826 after fire destroyed an earlier stone house. It sits on a twelve-acre parcel with four other contributing resources.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an outstanding regional example of early nineteenth century Federal residential architecture in Ulster County, with a high degree of integrity in form, plan and finishes. It also marks a shift from the local Dutch/Huguenot stone vernacular. The site of the original 1747 house may yield archaeological information about the early occupation of the property.","narrative":"Set on a twelve-acre parcel on Plains Road in New Paltz, The Locusts is a brick and stone farmhouse built in 1826 for Peter Eltinge and his wife Cornelia after fire destroyed the earlier stone house on the site. It was once the center of a 1,500 acre farm established in the mid-eighteenth century. The five-bay front has a fanlighted central entry, and the interior follows a central-hall plan with two rooms on each side, none with fireplaces and many retaining original stoves. Other contributing resources include a stone building known as the slave quarters, later used as a tenant house, a well house, a horse block, and the marked site of the 1747 house, which could yield archaeological information. The property is significant as a regional example of Federal architecture that departed from the low stone houses of the Dutch and Huguenot community while keeping ties to local building traditions. It retains a high degree of integrity and a largely intact rural setting.","period_of_significance":"1747 - ca. 1880","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early Republic/Federal","criteria":["C","D"],"status_note":"Used as a single dwelling; the house continues to be occupied and has been owned by the same family since settlement.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.537909-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/96001440.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001440/870cca7fef-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001440/870cca7fef-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Locusts,_New_Paltz,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</a>, <a href=\"http://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:The_Locusts,_New_Paltz,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322741","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Locusts","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7747975"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/ulster-county/the-locusts-96001440/"}