{"nrhp_refnum":"98001614","name":"Stone Farmhouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"60 Hedley Pl.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Buffalo","county":"Erie County","state":"NY","lat":42.92333627700003,"lon":-78.85109064099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-02-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story limestone farmhouse at 60 Hedley Place in the Hamlin Park neighborhood of Buffalo, Erie County, New York, built ca. 1830-1850 in a vernacular style with Greek Revival influences.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant under Criterion C as a rare surviving example of early nineteenth-century stone construction in Buffalo. It combines local vernacular building traditions with Greek Revival elements, and it reflects the city's growth from rural outskirts to dense urban neighborhood. It is also linked to several prominent Buffalonians who owned the property.","narrative":"Built between about 1830 and 1850, this limestone farmhouse at 60 Hedley Place is the oldest surviving building in Buffalo's Hamlin Park neighborhood. It began as a farm residence on the northern outskirts of the young city and now sits among early twentieth-century frame houses. The two-story, hipped-roof house has a five-bay symmetrical facade of rock-faced ashlar, while the sides and rear are coursed rubble, showing the builder's attention to hierarchy. Inside, a central stair hall, double parlors and shouldered trim reflect Greek Revival influence blended with vernacular tradition. It is one of only a few early stone buildings left in the city. Owners over time included merchants, a Catholic bishop, the Sisters of Charity, who ran an orphan asylum nearby, and naturalist William Temple Hornaday. The Olson family held it for 76 years. Long vacant and badly deteriorated, it retains enough original design and materials to convey its character, and it was designated a local landmark in 1992.","period_of_significance":"Ca. 1830-Ca. 1900","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mid-19th century/vernacular Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Vacant for about 10 years and in severe deterioration, with roof leaks and partial collapse of upper floors; deeded to the City of Buffalo in 1998.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:49.997994-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/98001614.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98001614/30ff68a3d3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98001614/30ff68a3d3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Andre Carrotflower","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stone_Farmhouse_at_60_Hedley_Place,_Buffalo,_New_York_-_20190911.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Andre Carrotflower</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:Stone_Farmhouse_at_60_Hedley_Place,_Buffalo,_New_York_-_20190911.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317717","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Farmhouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7618930"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/erie-county/stone-farmhouse-98001614/"}