Elijah Strong House

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Elijah Strong House is a historic home located at Ashland in Greene County, New York. It was built about 1797 and is a 2-story, two-by-five-bay timber frame dwelling. It rests on a stone foundation and has a moderately pitched gable roof. The interior features a mix of Federal and Greek Revival style elements. [1]

Ashland, Greene County, New York Town in New York, United States

Ashland is a town in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 784 at the 2010 census. Ashland is in the northwest part of the county.

Greene County, New York County in the United States

Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 49,221. Its county seat is Catskill. The county's name is in honor of the American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene.

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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 in 2003.

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A copy of the registration record for the Elijah Strong House, including photographs, has been uploaded to the National Archives Catalog online.

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Greene County, New York Wikimedia list article

List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Greene County, New York

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References

  1. John A. Bonafide (November 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Elijah Strong House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-05-08.See also: "National Archives Catalog Ref 02001711".