{"nrhp_refnum":"98001001","name":"Crabtree, John A., House (Additional Documentation)","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"15 Factory St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Montgomery","county":"Orange County","state":"NY","lat":41.52881768700007,"lon":-74.22628415599996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1998-08-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Queen Anne style single-family house with a garage, shed, chicken house ruin and slate walks on a 2.7 acre parcel at 15 Factory Street in the village of Montgomery, Orange County, New York. The house was built in 1899-1900 for John A. Crabtree.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an intact example of restrained Queen Anne Victorian architecture, with original woodwork, hardware and patented shutter mechanisms. Its outbuildings and landscape features reflect a family whose income was not wholly dependent on agriculture. It is also tied to the locally prominent Crabtree family, mill owners who contributed to the community around the turn of the century.","narrative":"Built in 1899-1900 on a former potato field at 15 Factory Street in Montgomery, this two and a half story cross-gable house was designed by Walter J. Keith of Minneapolis and constructed by local builder Chauncey Brooks for John A. Crabtree and his bride. Its Queen Anne character shows in fish-scale shingled gables, one-over-one windows, stained glass, and a dark-stained interior with original woodwork. Unusual shutter hardware patented in 1886 let occupants work the shutters from inside. Later changes include a two story rear porch around 1914 and an enlarged parlor and dining room in 1924. A gambrel garage, shed, chicken house ruin and slate walks complete the property. The Crabtrees were a mill-owning family prominent in the village, and John developed glass plate photographs in an attic darkroom. The house is notable for retaining most of its integrity and for the extensive family records that survive with it.","period_of_significance":"1899-ca.1920","architect_builder":"Keith, W.J., Architect; Brooks, Chauncey, Builder","architectural_style":"Late Victorian/Queen Anne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed as in use as a single-family residence; the form describes years of neglect, an overgrown rear garden and ruined outbuildings, but says most of the house's integrity remains.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.002716-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/98001001.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98001001/81160097dd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98001001/81160097dd-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crabtree_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia.</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:Crabtree_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320616","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._Crabtree_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6217604"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/orange-county/crabtree-john-a-house-additional-documentation-98001001/"}