Charles C. Hovey House and Strong Leather Company Mill is a historic home and mill located at Bainbridge in Chenango County, New York. The house is a 2+1⁄2-story Queen Anne style residence constructed in 1889. It and the adjacent carriage house were included as part of the Bainbridge Historic District. The mill building is a long 1+1⁄2-story, 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) structure built between 1897 and 1903 to house the Strong Leather Company, a manufacturer of patent leather. The roof is defined by its unusual parabolic arch, formed by a series of 60 rounded bows joined to the rafters.[2]
Charles C. Hovey House and Strong Leather Company Mill | |
 Charles C. Hovey house in the historic district of Bainbridge, NY | |
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| Location | 53 W. Main St. and 10 Bixby St., Bainbridge, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°17′45″N 75°29′0″W / 42.29583°N 75.48333°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1889 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001426[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 6, 1996 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2016-03-01. Note: This includes Kathleen LaFrank (August 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Charles C. Hovey House and Strong Leather Company Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying 11 photographs