Brower, Adolph, House
Why it's listed
Overlooking the Hudson River at the foot of Division Street in New Hamburg, this brick house was built around 1845 for Adolph D. Brower of New York City, who bought the riverfront tract in 1837. He built it to oversee a lime quarry and kiln operation. Lime was burned as flux for regional pig iron furnaces, used in bricklayers' mortar, and shipped to New Jersey to improve farm soil. The house looks over High Dock, one of three main wharves in the hamlet. Albert Tower of the Poughkeepsie Iron Works bought the property in 1870 and destroyed the kilns. The house is a three-bay, two-and-one-half story Greek Revival residence with a slate gable roof, cornice returns, a side-hall plan and a full-length two-tier porch with square columns and a delicate balustrade. It survives as one of the oldest buildings in New Hamburg with original integrity, and with the nearby Abraham Brower house it is the last reminder of the lime industry there.
Significance in brief: It is an intact, representative example of Greek Revival residential architecture in New Hamburg and one of the finest modest town dwellings in that style in the area. It is also one of only two surviving resources tied to the hamlet's lime quarry, kiln and dock complex, built for Adolph D. Brower to oversee those operations.
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 87000114, listed February 27, 1987. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1 Water St., New Hamburg |
|---|---|
| County | Dutchess County |
| Listed | February 27, 1987 |
| Reference number | 87000114 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | Architect and builder unknown |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Areas of significance | Industry, Commerce, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition is listed as good, with use as a residence; side porches were enclosed and a garage added about 1945. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 41.58960, -73.94980 (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 87000114.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q4684321
- This listing as JSON
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