Markle, Jacob F., Stone House
Why it's listed
Hidden at the end of a winding unpaved drive through woods in the town of Rochester, Ulster County, this one-and-one-half story stone house dates to about 1770. It is said to have been built by Jacob F. Markle, who married a daughter of Joseph Kelder and built on part of the original Kelder grant. The south front has five symmetrical bays, six-over-six windows, two gabled dormers and a single sidelight beside the door. Both gable ends are solid stone up to the roof ridge, a feature found on only eleven houses of this height in the town. A basement door under a small gabled porch may reflect an eighteenth-century use as a store. The property also holds a wood-shingled shed from about 1880 with a garage added about 1930. The house was listed as a regional example of the linear stone dwelling form that dominated Ulster County building from the late seventeenth to mid nineteenth century. It remains a private residence.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is an outstanding regional example of mid-eighteenth-century linear stone dwelling architecture typical of the Hudson Valley and Ulster County. It is one of eleven one-and-one-half story houses in Rochester with at least one all-stone gable end. It is also one of only five local stone houses with a single sidelight beside the front door.
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 95000948, listed August 10, 1995. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 335 Whitfield Rd., Rochester |
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| County | Ulster County |
| Listed | August 10, 1995 |
| Reference number | 95000948 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca.1770, 1880 |
| Architect / builder | Jacob F. Markle (said to have built the house); architect/builder listed as n/a on the form |
| Architectural style | OTHER/vernacular (linear one-and-one-half story stone dwelling) |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Current function is single dwelling; the house sits in a two-acre clearing, set far back from the road and not visible from it. |
| Acreage | 50 |
| Coordinates | 41.83467, -74.21673 (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 95000948.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6118611
- This listing as JSON
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