{"nrhp_refnum":"99001493","name":"Van Steenburgh, Tobias, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"93 Wall St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kingston","county":"Ulster County","state":"NY","lat":41.92707793400007,"lon":-74.01588891099993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-12-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-one-half-story rubble limestone house at 93 Wall Street in Kingston, Ulster County, New York, dating to about 1700 in the Dutch Colonial tradition, with a ca. 1930 rear addition.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a rare surviving example of early eighteenth century stone architecture in Kingston and a significant example of Hudson Valley stone building. Its Georgian-era core and mid-nineteenth century alterations show the regional evolution of the earliest house type. It is also tied to the British burning of Kingston in 1777, when it reportedly escaped damage.","narrative":"Built about 1700 or earlier, this one-and-one-half-story rubble limestone house on Wall Street in Kingston is a rare survivor of early eighteenth century stone construction in the city. It has a full basement, a five-bay front with a central entrance, twelve-over-twelve windows and a steep gable roof. The roof form, dormers and corbeled chimneys appear to date from the mid-nineteenth century. A ca. 1930 wood-frame addition by Woodstock architect Albert Graiser covers the rear and was designed to respect the old stone core. Inside, a center hall plan, beamed ceilings, Georgian moldings and a Federal mantel survive. During the Revolution the building was the tavern and homestead of Tobias Van Steenburgh Jr. It is traditionally said to have escaped when British troops burned Kingston on October 16, 1777, and a tablet on the front wall records this. The house reflects the evolution of Hudson Valley Dutch stone dwellings.","period_of_significance":"ca.1700-ca.1800","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial/Dutch Colonial","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Used as a single dwelling; the original stone house is described as virtually intact despite the ca. 1930 rear extension.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.807143-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/99001493.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001493/fd4633736e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001493/fd4633736e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tobias_van_Steenburgh_House,_Kingston,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</a>, <a href=\"https://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:Tobias_van_Steenburgh_House,_Kingston,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322757","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobias_Van_Steenburgh_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7811670"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/ulster-county/van-steenburgh-tobias-house-99001493/"}