DuBois-Deyo House
Why it's listed
This rural property on Springtown Road in Rosendale, Ulster County, holds a house that grew in stages over roughly a century. The oldest part, built about 1750, was a three-by-two bay, one-and-one-half story stone dwelling of rubblestone. Around 1790 a stone bay was added to the south end. About 1860 the former garret was raised to a full story in clapboarded frame construction, two-over-two sash replaced the earlier multiple-light windows, and a full-width porch was added to the east facade. Inside, the southernmost portion preserves remnants of a separate basement, massive timber framing, a jambless fireplace, a narrow garret stair and plank flooring 24 to 30 inches wide. The 4.85-acre parcel also contains a ca. 1890 frame garage and a ca. 1930 metal windmill that is non-contributing. The house was listed because it shows, in well-preserved fabric from each building campaign, how the region's early Dutch-tradition stone houses were enlarged through the nineteenth century.
Significance in brief: The house is significant under Criterion C in the area of architecture as an example of mid-eighteenth and mid-nineteenth century local building craft. It has a largely intact mid-eighteenth century stone core, a late eighteenth century stone addition and a ca. 1860 enlargement. Together these show how a common regional stone house type evolved over time.
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 94001374, listed November 25, 1994. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 437 Springtown Rd., Rosendale |
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| County | Ulster County |
| Listed | November 25, 1994 |
| Reference number | 94001374 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca.1750, ca.1860, ca.1890 |
| Architectural style | OTHER/vernacular |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Historic and current use is single dwelling; the property also includes a ca. 1890 garage and a non-contributing ca. 1930 metal windmill. |
| Acreage | 5 |
| Coordinates | 41.80460, -74.08629 (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 94001374.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5309978
- This listing as JSON
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