Wynkoop House
Approximate location: the National Park Service places this pin arbitrarily within the property, not at a surveyed point (stated accuracy ±12 m).
Why it's listed
Near Saugerties in Ulster County, this one-and-one-half story stone house sits beside the old Kings Highway, now Route 32. It was built in two stages. The northern, one-room section is dated to about 1740 by a date stone and has limited, asymmetrical openings. A later two-room, center-hall addition, from the third quarter of the eighteenth century, gives the house its balanced five-bay front. Walls are rubble-filled local limestone and bluestone, and bluestone lintels over the east openings carry initials, Masonic emblems and dates from the 1790s. Inside, exposed beams, raised panelling, crown moldings and original doors and hardware survive. The house is significant as a clear example of the Ulster County stone house type and of the common practice of growing from a single room into a three-room linear plan. Its Georgian touches sit alongside an old-fashioned form, and its association with the Wynkoop family connects it to the region's Dutch heritage.
Significance in brief: It is presented as an outstanding example of eighteenth-century stone vernacular architecture in the Hudson Valley, typical of the Ulster County regional house type. It shows the regional practice of expanding a one-room house into a multi-room linear house. Its link to the Wynkoop family ties the house type to the area's Dutch cultural heritage.
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 84003237, listed September 7, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | NY 32, Saugerties |
|---|---|
| County | Ulster County |
| Listed | September 7, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84003237 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1700-1799 |
| Architectural style | Eighteenth-century Ulster County vernacular stone house with Georgian influence in the later addition |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition is listed as excellent and the house is occupied as a private residence. |
| Acreage | 3.1 |
| Coordinates | 42.08789, -73.97427 (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 84003237.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q8040164
- This listing as JSON
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