Cedarcliff Gatehouse

Cedarcliff Gatehouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The gatehouse in June 2013.
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Location	66 Ferris Lane, Poughkeepsie, New York
Coordinates	41°41′3.01″N73°55′11.1″W / 41.6841694°N 73.919750°W / 41.6841694; -73.919750
Area	less than one acre
Built	1862
Architect	George E. Woodward
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
MPS	Poughkeepsie MRA
NRHP reference No.	82001125 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 26, 1982

Cedarcliff Gatehouse is a historic gatehouse located in Poughkeepsie, in Dutchess County, New York. It was likely designed by architect George E. Woodward and built about 1862 for Lindley M. Ferris. ^[2] It is a 2+1⁄2-story, cruciform plan brick cottage in the Gothic Revival style. It features deep eaves with extended rafters and bargeboards with scroll-sawn overlay. The property includes a period cast iron gateway and fence. ^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Beers, F. W. (1867). "Atlas of New York and Vicinity: Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York". David Rumsey Historical Map Collection.
3. Towney McElhiney Sharp (August 1980). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS Cedarcliff Gatehouse. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 29, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)