Requa House
Why it's listed
Set on a high terrace above the Hudson River in Stuyvesant, this Colonial Revival house was built in 1904 as a country estate for Leonard F. Requa, a New York City businessman and founder of a wire and cable company. Family tradition credits Hudson architect Henry S. Moul with the design. The exterior uses restrained Georgian details, including two-story gabled porticoes facing the drive and the river and a hipped roof topped by a balustraded widow's walk. Inside, parlors and halls combine carved golden and darkened oak woodwork, parquet floors and classical mantels, and the original room arrangement survives, including servants' rooms in the attic. A barn built over a stream, a wagon shed and a small brick fowl house complete the farm complex. The property is recognized for its architecture, as a well-preserved example of the style in Columbia County, and it stayed with the Requa family for three generations until 1980.
Significance in brief: The house is presented as an outstanding and highly intact example of Colonial Revival architecture in Columbia County. Its exterior uses simple Georgian features, while the public rooms combine Queen Anne carved woodwork with Neoclassical plasterwork. It was reportedly designed by Hudson architect Henry S. Moul and was occupied by three generations of the Requa family.
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 02001325, listed November 15, 2002. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 9 Requa Rd., Stuyvesant |
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| County | Columbia County |
| Listed | November 15, 2002 |
| Reference number | 02001325 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1904 |
| Architect / builder | Moul, Henry |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as a single dwelling; interior features are described as extremely well preserved, with only a modern bathroom alteration. |
| Acreage | 33.8 |
| Coordinates | 42.45915, -73.76727 (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 02001325.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7314781
- This listing as JSON
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