{"nrhp_refnum":"99001658","name":"Weldon House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NY 145","address_restricted":false,"city":"East Durham","county":"Greene County","state":"NY","lat":42.36526751900004,"lon":-74.08103015399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-01-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Entertainment/Recreation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-story frame resort hotel with a rear ell on NYS Route 145 in the hamlet of East Durham, Greene County, New York, built in 1923 by partners named Weldon and Pfeiffer. The nominated area covers about 3 acres with several support buildings.","why_significant":"It is a distinctive and rare surviving example of a large single-unit Catskills resort \"house\" from the early twentieth century, at a time when most resorts shifted to bungalow and motel layouts. It is also linked to East Durham's emergence as an Irish resort area, especially from the 1950s. The form calls it the largest and most architecturally distinctive of the area's resorts.","narrative":"Built in 1923 in the hamlet of East Durham, this two-story frame hotel with a long rear ell was erected by partners named Weldon and Pfeiffer to host vacationers arriving from New York City. White clapboard siding, rows of two-over-two windows, gable roofs with dormers and a broad veranda on three sides define its look. Inside are 60 guest rooms that once housed up to 140 people, plus a large dining room enlarged in 1965. Interior plans of the main house remain essentially intact from 1923. The hotel is a rare survivor of the large single-building resorts that once lined Route 145, most of which gave way to bungalow colonies and motels after World War II. It is also tied to East Durham's growth as an Irish resort destination from the 1950s onward. Closed and vacant since 1989, it was later acquired by an Irish cultural and sports centre for use as a museum and cultural center. The nominated area covers about three acres and includes several support buildings.","period_of_significance":"1923-1949","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Other/Vernacular","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The house has been closed and vacant since 1989; it was recently bought by an Irish cultural and sports centre for use as a museum and cultural center.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.346674-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/99001658.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001658/c67086bcf7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001658/c67086bcf7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Lvklock","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Weldon_House,_East_Durham.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Lvklock</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:Weldon_House,_East_Durham.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318077","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weldon_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7980903"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/greene-county/weldon-house-99001658/"}