Lynch Hotel
Why it's listed
Built around 1900 on Ferry Road in the Hudson River hamlet of Nutten Hook, this two-story frame building began as a hotel and boarding house. It has a five-bay main facade, decorative shingled gable ends, brick chimneys and a rear service wing, and a small carriage barn stands on the property's east edge. Inside, a center hall and staircase are flanked by principal rooms, with a well-developed service area at the rear and eight small bedrooms upstairs. James Lynch, who owned the land from 1893, kept the hotel, which served mainly workers at the nearby Cary brickyard, along with railroad men, ice house workers and visiting brick buyers. Lynch sold it in 1928. After the brickyards closed, between 1935 and 1945, it became a single-family home. The building is valued as a well-preserved example of turn-of-the-century design and as evidence of the living conditions of immigrant industrial workers in the early twentieth century.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the building is a well-preserved turn-of-the-twentieth-century design with a classic center hall, flanking rooms and an efficient service and storage area. It also reflects commerce, having housed brickyard workers and other travelers during the heyday of the nearby Cary brickyard. It shows the better living conditions of some early twentieth-century European immigrants in the Hudson Valley.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 05000573, listed June 10, 2005. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 41 Ferry Rd., Nutten Hook, Town of Stuyvesant |
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| County | Columbia County |
| Listed | June 10, 2005 |
| Reference number | 05000573 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c. 1900 - c. 1935 |
| Architect / builder | unknown |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian: Queen Anne |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Commerce |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Now used as a single-family dwelling; it was formerly a hotel and boarding house. The barn is described as in fair condition. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 42.35630, -73.78614 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 05000573.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6708429
- This listing as JSON
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