Dr. Abner Benton House

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Dr. Abner Benton House
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Location Main St.,
Oxbow, New York
Coordinates 44°17′20″N75°37′36″W / 44.28889°N 75.62667°W / 44.28889; -75.62667 Coordinates: 44°17′20″N75°37′36″W / 44.28889°N 75.62667°W / 44.28889; -75.62667
Area 5.6 acres (2.3 ha)
Built 1819
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference # 84002405 [1]
Added to NRHP August 23, 1984

The Dr. Abner Benton House is a historic house located at Main Street in Oxbow, Jefferson County, New York.

Oxbow, New York Census-designated place in New York, United States

Oxbow is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 108.

Jefferson County, New York County in the United States

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Description and history

It was built in 1819, and is a two-story, three-bay wide, brick Federal-style residence. The interior features a side hallway plan, two rooms deep. [2]

Federal architecture architectural style

Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the newly founded United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federalist Era. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design in the United States of the same time period. The style broadly corresponds to the classicism of Biedermeier style in the German-speaking lands, Regency architecture in Britain and to the French Empire style.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 23, 1984. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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