Lynch, James, House
Why it's listed
Built around 1900 for James Lynch, an Irish-born hotel keeper, this two-story frame house sits on Ferry Road in Nutten Hook, a small Hudson River hamlet in Columbia County. It rests on a locally made brick foundation and has clapboard siding, a cross-gabled roof, and porches with turned posts and scroll-sawn brackets. Two entrances on the front reflect its mixed use as a home and store. From about 1948 to 1955 it served as the hamlet's post office. Inside, the original plan and many finishes survive, including dark-stained woodwork, bead-board, Lincrusta wainscot and a Colonial Revival mantel. The house stands next to the Lynch Hotel, which housed workers in the ice-harvesting and brick-making industries that sustained Nutten Hook until the Depression era. Together the buildings record how the hamlet served its laborers. The property is recognized for its commercial history and as an intact, understated example of Late Victorian architecture. A carpenter named Jake Henderson is thought to have built it.
Significance in brief: The house is tied to the history of Nutten Hook, a Hudson River hamlet that grew around ice harvesting and brick making, and it served as both home and store, later as the post office. It is a modest but largely intact example of Late Victorian design. It also complements the adjacent Lynch Hotel, which is separately listed.
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 09000906, listed November 13, 2009. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 33 Ferry Rd., Nutten Hook |
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| County | Columbia County |
| Listed | November 13, 2009 |
| Reference number | 09000906 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c. 1900-1955 |
| Architect / builder | Henderson, Jake: carpenter/builder |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Commerce |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Current functions listed as a single dwelling and a store; the house retains its original plan and most original finishes. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 42.35630, -73.78556 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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 09000906.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6138328
- This listing as JSON
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