Winegar, Hendrik, House
Why it's listed
Near the New York-Connecticut line in Amenia, this two-and-a-half-story house of thick fieldstone and brick sits on a high basement under a steeply pitched gable roof. It was built around 1761, probably by Hendrik Winegar, eldest son of Garrett Winegar, whose family came from the Palatine settlement at East Camp (Germantown) in Columbia County. The front elevation has five bays and masonry trim, with brick arches over the windows, and the south gable is clapboarded. Inside are very wide plank floors, early 19th-century trim and mantels, and raised panelling around some window embrasures. Electricity and modern heating arrived about 1925, and other changes were minor. The house is considered one of the last remaining reminders of early German settlement in Amenia and is unusual in an area where frame construction has long been the norm. It was used as a farmhouse until about five years before the nomination and then stood vacant.
Significance in brief: It is described as one of the last remaining sites representing the early 18th-century settlement of Amenia by German (Palatine) immigrants. Its rugged, ample stone and brick construction is architecturally unusual in eastern Dutchess County, which was settled mostly by people of English extraction who favored frame building. Its size and decorative masonry suggest the commitment and relative prosperity of the Winegar 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 75001180, listed April 15, 1975. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | SE of Amenia on SR 2 off NY 343, Amenia |
|---|---|
| County | Dutchess County |
| Listed | April 15, 1975 |
| Reference number | 75001180 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c1761 |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Used as a farmhouse until about five years before the nomination; described as vacant, standing in its rural agricultural setting. Alterations since the early 19th century were relatively minor. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | Webutuck Agricultural Valley Historic District |
| Coordinates | 41.82794, -73.51108 (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.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 75001180.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5713973
- This listing as JSON
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