{"nrhp_refnum":"98000548","name":"Oakcliff","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"78 Church Hill Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Crescent","county":"Saratoga County","state":"NY","lat":42.824511416000064,"lon":-73.72972783599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1998-06-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Oakcliff is a Greek Revival frame residence with a carriage barn and stone well, at 78 Church Hill Road in the hamlet of Crescent, Saratoga County, New York. The main house was built about 1840 on a bluff above the Mohawk River.","why_significant":"The property is significant under Criterion C as a refined, highly intact example of Greek Revival residential architecture in the Hudson-Mohawk region. It is unusual for its two formal facades, each with a monumental portico, and for its picturesque bluff setting. The house also shows how a country seat changed with the 1860s and 1890s remodelings. The Keeper's amendment states that Criterion A does not apply.","narrative":"Oakcliff is a large Greek Revival frame house set on a high bluff north of the Mohawk River in Crescent, Saratoga County. Built about 1840 for Judge Duncan McMartin, it has a side-hall plan, a cut stone foundation and an unusual pair of formal fronts, each with a two-story portico of four Tuscan columns beneath a pediment. A frame carriage barn and a stone well also contribute to the 1.4-acre property. The house grew over time: the main block was extended and the side wing raised in the late 1860s, and servants' quarters, a butler's pantry and a bathroom were added in the 1890s. From about 1850 to 1882 it was the home of Thomas G. Younglove, a Cohoes businessman and Speaker of the New York State Assembly, and his family kept it until 1906. Its architecture, riverside setting and connection to Erie Canal-era prosperity underpin its significance. Recent rehabilitation has restored its character.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1840-1897","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Used as a single dwelling; the main house has undergone substantial rehabilitation since 1987 after declining into disrepair in the mid-twentieth century.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.234211-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/98000548.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000548/9233b93bac-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000548/9233b93bac-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Peter Flass","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oakcliff,_Crescent_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Flass</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oakcliff,_Crescent_NY.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100006512","name":"Church Hill Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/church-hill-historic-district-100006512/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321602","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakcliff","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7073783"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/saratoga-county/oakcliff-98000548/"}