River View House
Why it's listed
River View House is a two-story, five-bay frame house at 146 Bayview Avenue in Cornwall-on-Hudson, built between about 1850 and 1860 for a Mr. Clark. Its symmetrical east facade centers on an entrance porch and has three gabled wall dormers with paired sashes and scroll-cut vergeboards. The porch has paired brackets on octagonal piers, and a one-story bay projects from the north side. A lean-to addition holding a kitchen and enclosed porch was added on the south in 1900. The house appears on an 1875 map and is labeled River View House in 1891, when the area had become a summer resort drawn by writer N. P. Willis's praise of Cornwall. Mixing Italianate and Carpenter Gothic details, it is considered one of the finest mid-19th century residences in the area and a distinctive example of local boarding house architecture. A tourist home sign from that era can still be seen near the road.
Significance in brief: The nomination calls it one of the finest mid-19th century residences in the area, combining refined Italianate and Carpenter Gothic styles. It is described as a distinctive example of the boarding house architecture that developed in the Cornwall area of the Hudson Highlands. It is also tied to the region's growth as a summer resort.
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 82001225, listed November 23, 1982. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 146 Bayview Ave., Cornwall |
|---|---|
| County | Orange County |
| Listed | November 23, 1982 |
| Reference number | 82001225 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Italianate and Carpenter Gothic |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition is rated fair; the house is still used as a residence, as it was originally. No threats are known. |
| Acreage | 9 |
| Coordinates | 41.44018, -74.00189 (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 82001225.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7337943
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.