The Stephen Ball House (also known as Old Ball Mansion) is a historic house located on Main Street in Berkshire, Tioga County, New York.
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| Location | Main St., East Side South of Glen Road Berkshire, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°18′4″N 76°11′15″W / 42.30111°N 76.18750°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1849 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| MPS | Berkshire MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003077[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 02, 1984 |
Description and history
editIt is a Greek Revival style temple form frame house built in about 1849. The house is a two-story, four bay wide house with a four pier portico and single-story rear wing.[2]
Stephen Ball was the son of Josiah Ball and an early settler of the area. He lived in Berkshire at least since 1808. Stephen Ball was a local landowner and in 1833 sold the plot for the church just north of this home. Ball ran a local brickyard and owned a local tavern.
The home has remained in the Ball family at least until 1980. The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 2, 1984.[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)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-09-01. Note: This includes Elizabeth M. Daniels (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Stephen Ball House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-09-01.