Onteora Park Historic District
Why it's listed
Onteora Park is a mountaintop summer colony of more than 875 acres on Onteora Mountain in Hunter, Greene County, about 2,500 feet above sea level. Residential development began in the 1880s and sits on a limited area of winding roads, while the rest remains woodland, hiking trails and a golf course regarded as one of the oldest in America. The district counts 111 contributing and 22 noncontributing resources, among them 94 buildings, with the noncontributing ones built after 1952. Cottages are mostly Shingle style, with log, fieldstone and stucco used, and nearly all are placed to face long mountain views. Early cottages were simple and small; larger, more elaborate designs followed from 1894, many by Dunham Wheeler, George Agnew Reid and Lewis A. Coffin. The setting also includes the site of Widow Parker's house, where painters Thomas Cole and Asher B. Durand stopped. Integrity of both buildings and landscape is described as outstanding, and the Onteora Club reviews alterations.
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| Styles | Predominantly Shingle style, with Bungalow, Italianate, Queen Anne and Stick style examples |
|---|---|
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Social History, Community Planning and Development |
| Acreage | 875 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Onteora Park Historic District (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.