Sutherland, Daniel, House
Why it's listed
Standing on two acres along Angola Road in Cornwall, Orange County, this two-and-one-half story wood frame house was built for Daniel Sutherland, a prominent local lawyer and grandson of one of Cornwall's first settlers. He bought the land from the early-settling Chadayne family before 1875 and built the house for himself and his wife. The form dates construction between about 1875 and 1886. Sutherland died in 1887 at age 36, and around 1900 the house served as a rooming house. It is a vernacular interpretation of the Stick style, with clapboard siding, cross gables, decorative cutwork, wood brackets, a three-story pavilion with a pyramidal roof, and a one-story porch. Inside, a center hall plan preserves hardwood floors, marble mantels, ceiling medallions, paneled doors and original staircases. It was listed as a well-preserved example of Victorian dwellings built in Cornwall between 1850 and 1900. Modern development has erased the surrounding historic setting, but the house itself remains largely unaltered.
Significance in brief: It is nominated under Criterion C as a highly intact, representative example of a late-nineteenth-century Victorian frame dwelling in the Stick style. It retains original porches, windows, doors, marble mantels, staircases and woodwork. It meets the registration requirements for the Victorian Dwellings, 1850-1900 property type in the Cornwall multiple property study.
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 96000147, listed March 8, 1996. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 32 Angola Rd., Cornwall |
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| County | Orange County |
| Listed | March 8, 1996 |
| Reference number | 96000147 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1875-80 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian / Stick Style |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still in use as a single-family residence; the interior and exterior are described as highly intact, with little alteration since construction. |
| Acreage | 2 |
| Coordinates | 41.43355, -74.03717 (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 96000147.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14706234
- This listing as JSON
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