Coverdale Cobblestone House is a historic home located at Leicester in Livingston County, New York. It was completed in 1837 and has a 2-story, three-by-four-bay cobblestone main block, a 1+1⁄2-story kitchen wing, and a 1-story cobblestone and frame carriage shed. It was built in the late Federal / early Greek Revival style. It features medium-sized cobbles in its construction.[2]
Coverdale Cobblestone House | |
 Coverdale Cobblestone House, April 2011 | |
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| Location | 2049 Coverdale Rd., Leicester, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°47′4″N 77°55′51″W / 42.78444°N 77.93083°W |
| Area | 13.7 acres (5.5 ha) |
| Architectural style | Federal, Greek Revival |
| MPS | Cobblestone Architecture of New York State MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000989[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 7, 2005 |
The house underwent restoration between December 2005 and February 2010. The mortar has been refinished, new thermal insulated windows, rebuilt carriage house, inside re-plastered, refinished plank wooden floors, and new front porch. A new Crown Steam Boiler was installed in November 2009. A new concrete basement floor was poured 4–6 inches thick; twin Roth 275 fuel oil tanks installed November 2010; a widow's walk was installed in summer of 2010.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Robert T. Englert (February 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Coverdale Cobblestone House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-09-01. See also: "Accompanying seven photos".
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