Shattuck House
Also known as: Longshore House
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Why it's listed
Shattuck House, originally called Longshore, is a summer estate house on a wooded promontory on the west shore of Cazenovia Lake in Madison County, New York. Designed in 1928 by Syracuse architect Paul Hueber, Sr., for Syracuse restaurateur Frank M. Shattuck, it was built by Raymond Kimmey. The asymmetrical frame house rises two and one-half stories and is arranged as three wings facing north, east and south to take advantage of lake views. Board-and-batten siding, battered fieldstone chimneys and Colonial Revival detailing give it a rustic, picturesque look similar to Adirondack camps. It is among the last large summer houses built in Cazenovia before the Depression and one of the few surviving estates in the western part of the town. The family used it each summer until 1984, and it has since been vacant, though the house remains highly intact. The boathouse and garage are badly deteriorated and do not contribute to the property's significance.
Significance in brief: It is argued to be architecturally significant as a distinctive example of the summer estates built by wealthy clients near Cazenovia Lake, combining Craftsman and Colonial Revival features with a rustic, Adirondack-camp feel. It is also significant in social history as an example of the estate lifestyle in Cazenovia in its last phase. It is one of the last large summer houses built there before the 1929 Depression and one of the few surviving estates in the western part of the town.
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 91000873, listed July 15, 1991. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | W. Lake Rd., Cazenovia |
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| County | Madison County |
| Listed | July 15, 1991 |
| Reference number | 91000873 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1928 |
| Architect / builder | Paul Hueber, Sr. (architect); Raymond Kimmey (Syracuse, N.Y.) (builder) |
| Architectural style | Craftsman and Colonial Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Social History |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The house has been vacant since 1984 but remains highly intact. The garage and boathouse are nearly in ruins, and the dollhouse has been demolished. |
| Acreage | 15.2 |
| Coordinates | 42.97103, -75.88402 (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.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 91000873.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7490734
- This listing as JSON
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