Augustus Howland House

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Augustus Howland House
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Location1395 Sherwood Road, Sherwood, New York
Coordinates 42°45′37.08″N76°38′50.99″W / 42.7603000°N 76.6474972°W / 42.7603000; -76.6474972
Area191.2 acres (0.774 km2)
Builtc.1850
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference No. 08000448 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 20, 2008;16 years ago (2008-05-20)

Augustus Howland House is a historic home located at 1395 Sherwood Road in Sherwood in Cayuga County, New York. It is a "distinctive high-style Italianate" dwelling built about 1850. It is a 2+12-story, six bays wide and three bays deep, heavy timber frame dwelling, topped by a low pitched hipped roof. It is sheathed in clapboard and features a two bay wide front pavilion. Included in the listing are four contributing barns (on the south side of Sherwood Road), a laundry building, and two hitching posts. [2]

The Howlands were Quakers, and Augustus Howland donated land for the nearby North Street Friends Meetinghouse. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Nancy L. Todd (March 2008). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Augustus Howland House. NARA . Retrieved 2011-01-02. Includes four photos from 2007.