{"nrhp_refnum":"99001492","name":"Maverick Concert Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Off Maverick Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hurley","county":"Ulster County","state":"NY","lat":42.01446710400006,"lon":-74.11792257499997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-12-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Art"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A wooden, barn-like concert hall built in 1916 in a wooded setting off Maverick Road in Hurley, Ulster County, New York, built by Hervey White for his Maverick Art Colony.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the hall is significant for its link to the Hudson Valley's early twentieth-century theater movement and to the Maverick Art Colony and its founder, Hervey White. It is also cited as a unique example of the arts and crafts movement, built with simple barn technology and found materials such as rough timber and discarded window sash. It is the only surviving building of the colony still used for its original purpose.","narrative":"Maverick Concert Hall is a rustic wooden performance building in the woods of Hurley, New York, completed in 1916 by Hervey White as part of his Maverick Art Colony. It has a simple barn-like form: a heavy timber frame, wide plank siding, and a gambrel roof covered in asphalt shingles. The north gable wall is filled with diagonally set six-light window sash, and pairs of plank doors in pointed arches open to let sound reach outdoor benches. White paid for a well by staging a music festival, then announced the hall. A framing fault caused a partial roof collapse, and trees were used as temporary braces until the defect was corrected. The 1970s brought roof repairs. The hall is cited as a distinctive arts and crafts work made from found materials. It is the only colony building that survives and it still hosts concerts. Three modern service buildings on the 2.94-acre site do not contribute to its significance.","period_of_significance":"1916-1949","architect_builder":"White, Hervey","architectural_style":"Other (arts and crafts movement influence noted in the statement of significance)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a concert hall; the form says it continues to serve its original use and retains an outstanding degree of architectural integrity despite renovations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.512066-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/99001492.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322675","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maverick_Concert_Hall","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6794164"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/ulster-county/maverick-concert-hall-99001492/"}