Wagener, H. Allen, House
Also known as: Brandywine
Why it's listed
Overlooking the east branch of Keuka Lake in Jerusalem, Yates County, this brick building began in 1897 as a generating plant for the Penn Yan, Keuka Park & Branchport Railroad, an eight-mile trolley line that operated until about 1933. In 1935 H. Allen Wagener, a descendant of Penn Yan founder Abraham Wagener, bought the building and converted it into a seasonal home. He redesigned it to recall the Roman Classical house of his ancestor on Bluff Point. The result is a rectangular, low-gabled house with multi-light casement windows, wood shutters, and a monumental two-story portico with a full pediment and a balcony on the lake side. The entrance on the road side has a fanlight and a small gabled portico. The interior keeps its historic plan, moldings, and wood floors. The house is valued as an intact local example of twentieth-century Classical and Colonial Revival design and as a neighborhood landmark.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is an intact local example of twentieth-century Colonial and Classical Revival residential architecture. It was redesigned in 1935 to echo the Roman Classical home of the owner's ancestor, Abraham Wagener. It also recalls the twentieth-century development of this part of Yates County.
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 94000961, listed August 24, 1994. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 367 W. Lake Rd., Jerusalem |
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| County | Yates County |
| Listed | August 24, 1994 |
| Reference number | 94000961 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1935 |
| Architectural style | Early 20th Century Revivals / Classical Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed use is single dwelling, and the form describes it as a seasonal residence that retains a high degree of integrity. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 42.62659, -77.09215 (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 94000961.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5628053
- This listing as JSON
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