Taylor-Corwin House
Why it's listed
This frame house on Maple Avenue (Route 302) in Pine Bush, Orange County, New York, was built about 1840 as a modest Greek Revival dwelling with a side-hall plan, double parlors and bedrooms above. Its original owner and builder are unknown. Around 1890, during the ownership of Cornelius and Arminda Falconer, a large rear addition added bedrooms, a kitchen and a dining room to serve summer boarders arriving by railroad. Smaller changes followed, including Italianate-style porch posts and a stair update about 1875, and Colonial Revival features such as the entrance porch and window surrounds about 1900. Clapboard siding, six-over-six windows, mantels and a black walnut stair railing survive. The property includes the house and a late nineteenth-century shed as contributing resources. A pool and a re-created barn are non-contributing. The house was listed for its architecture because it keeps much of its original fabric and shows how a rural village dwelling changed over several decades.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is architecturally significant as an intact example of nineteenth-century domestic architecture in Pine Bush. It retains most of its original fabric and shows successive Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne-era and Colonial Revival changes. It is one of few resources in this part of the village that keeps notable integrity to the nineteenth century.
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 04001442, listed January 5, 2005. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 112 Maple Ave., Pine bush |
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| County | Orange County |
| Listed | January 5, 2005 |
| Reference number | 04001442 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c. 1840-c. 1900 |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revival; Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival; Late Victorian: Italianate |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as a single dwelling; the property also includes a re-created barn used as an antique shop. |
| Acreage | 0.4 |
| Coordinates | 41.60948, -74.30232 (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 04001442.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7689835
- This listing as JSON
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