Little House
Also known as: Ic-2
Why it's listed
Little House is a modest frame dwelling in the hamlet of Palisades, Rockland County, New York, dating from about 1820. It sits on a wooded 1.65 acre lot atop the Palisades ridge, with two small frame sheds behind it. The house follows a one-and-one-half story, three-bay, side-passage plan, with a porch across the front, an end-bay entrance with a molded architrave and traceried transom, and a modillioned cornice. Later additions include a rear ell with a greenhouse wing and side wings. The property is significant as an intact example of the Anglo-American house type that was far more common in Palisades than Dutch stone houses, and it shows how a small farming district became a fashionable suburban retreat. The two outbuildings, from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, are preserved with little loss of integrity. In the early twentieth century the house also served as a gathering place for artists and musicians, including Burl Ives, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie and Carl Sandburg.
Significance in brief: It is presented as a distinctive, intact example of the Anglo-American one-and-one-half story, three-bay, side-passage house type in the Federal period. It shows how the local vernacular evolved as Palisades changed from a farming district into a suburban retreat. Its two later outbuildings add to the completeness of the property, and in the early twentieth century the house was a gathering place for artists and musicians.
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 90001009, listed July 12, 1990. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | US 9W N of Oak Tree Rd., Palisades |
|---|---|
| County | Rockland County |
| Listed | July 12, 1990 |
| Reference number | 90001009 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | early nineteenth century to early twentieth century |
| Architect / builder | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| Areas of significance | Exploration/Settlement, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition listed as good; still in residential use, with no threats known. |
| Acreage | 1.7 |
| Coordinates | 41.01213, -73.91216 (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 90001009.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6650356
- This listing as JSON
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