Blatchley House
Why it's listed
Set on a five-acre parcel along Blatchley Road in the town of Warren, near Jordanville, this two-story timber-frame house was built around 1855 in the Italianate style. It sits on a high cut limestone basement and has a flat roof, clapboard siding, a bracketed and denticulated cornice, elaborate porches, and a square rooftop belvedere. Inside, most rooms keep their original lath and plaster, molded trim, and layers of nineteenth-century wallpaper, including a rare paper imitating varnished wood wainscoting. The pantry retains its full set of period cabinetry and shelving. The house was probably built for Minor Blatchley, a dairy and hops farmer, and his family during a period of agricultural prosperity. Its design reflects early pattern book influence, including Samuel Sloan's The Model Architect. It was listed for its architecture, as a notably intact and imposing regional example of its type. After decades of neglect, it is being restored as a single-family home.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is an exceptionally intact example of Italianate residential architecture in rural southern Herkimer County. It reflects early pattern book influence, notably Samuel Sloan's The Model Architect, and retains a high share of original exterior and interior features, including original wallpaper and pantry cabinetry.
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 08000770, listed August 15, 2008. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 370 Blatchley Rd., Jordanville |
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| County | Herkimer County |
| Listed | August 15, 2008 |
| Reference number | 08000770 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | circa 1855-1889 |
| Architectural style | Mid-19th Century/Italianate |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | After decades of neglect, the house is being sensitively restored for use as a single-family residence. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 42.90575, -74.93280 (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 08000770.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q4925501
- This listing as JSON
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