Carvey-Gatfield House
Why it's listed
Built about 1800 to 1810, this two-story fieldstone farmhouse on Angola Road in Cornwall, New York, was constructed by Mathias Carney on land once part of a 1735 grant to early settler Isaac Bobbin. Carney is also believed to have run a small mill on the stream east of the house, though the mill no longer exists. Benjamin Gatfield bought the property in the mid-1800s, and it stayed in his family until about 1903. The three-bay house has a gambrel roof, unusual on a stone building, along with an entrance with sidelights and a transom and brick window surrounds. Inside, it keeps its original plan, a Federal stair rail, a pair of original newel posts and hand-hewn beams with interlocking joints. A large barn encloses an earlier barn frame from about 1800. The house was listed as a rare intact stone farmhouse with Federal detailing from Cornwall's post-Revolutionary years.
Significance in brief: The house is significant as a representative example of Federal dwellings of 1790-1845 in Cornwall and as a rare, intact stone vernacular farmhouse with Federal detailing. Its gambrel roof is unusual for a stone house and suggests a New England origin. Its sidelights, transom and brick window surrounds mark the shift from simple vernacular houses to more decorative Federal ones.
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 96000152, listed March 8, 1996. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 375 Angola Rd., Cornwall |
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| County | Orange County |
| Listed | March 8, 1996 |
| Reference number | 96000152 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca.1800, ca.1900 (text also cites an 1800-1810 period) |
| Architectural style | Early Republic / Federal |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as a single-family dwelling; the nomination describes the house as retaining a high degree of integrity. |
| Acreage | 2.4 |
| Coordinates | 41.41045, -74.05547 (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 96000152.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5047565
- This listing as JSON
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