Sherwood Family Estate
Why it's listed
Sherwood Family Estate occupies 222 acres on the west side of the Delaware River, one mile south of Delhi, New York. Samuel Sherwood acquired the original parcel in 1801, and the main house was built about 1804. It began as a five-bay, two-story center block with low flanking wings. A long rear wing was added in 1842, the side wings were raised and enlarged, and early twentieth-century trim such as modillions, dentils and an Ionic portico was added to the facade. The grounds hold an ice house, laundry, garage and spring house, along with stone walls, remnants of formal gardens, a clay tennis court, a park and cultivated fields once used as orchards. One later sap house does not contribute to the district. The estate is listed for its architectural and landscape development from 1801 to about 1925 and for its long ownership by the Sherwood family, whose members included lawyers, painters, writers and the Pulitzer-winning playwright Robert Emmet Sherwood.
Significance in brief: The estate shows the long development of a rural family seat, with a house, outbuildings and designed and agricultural landscapes that reflect changes from the early 1800s to the 1920s. It is also tied to the Sherwood family, which included lawyers, a journalist and etiquette author, painters, and playwright Robert Emmet Sherwood, a multiple Pulitzer Prize winner.
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 02001648, listed December 31, 2002. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 484 Sherwood Rd., Dehli |
|---|---|
| County | Delaware County |
| Listed | December 31, 2002 |
| Reference number | 02001648 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1801-c1925 |
| Architectural style | Early Republic/Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals |
| Areas of significance | Social History, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as a single dwelling with secondary structures and gardens; a carriage house and a privy are lost, though their sites are documented. |
| Acreage | 222 |
| Coordinates | 42.26405, -74.93541 (NPS GIS) |
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.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 02001648.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7495519
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.