Gerald Mack House

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Gerald Mack House

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Gerald Mack House, June 2012
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Location 79 N. Portage St., Westfield, New York
Coordinates 42°19′31″N79°34′52″W / 42.32528°N 79.58111°W / 42.32528; -79.58111 Coordinates: 42°19′31″N79°34′52″W / 42.32528°N 79.58111°W / 42.32528; -79.58111
Built 1850
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Westfield Village MRA
NRHP reference # 83001652 [1]
Added to NRHP September 26, 1983

Gerald Mack House is a historic home located at Westfield in Chautauqua County, New York. It is a two-story, brick Greek Revival style dwelling with Italianate features built in about 1850. The home features cast iron embellishments on the entrance, lintels, sills, porches, and balconies. [2]

Westfield (village), New York Village in New York, United States

Westfield is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 3,224 at the 2010 census. The village lies within the town of Westfield in the northern part of the county.

Chautauqua County, New York County in the United States

Chautauqua County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 134,905. Its county seat is Mayville, and its largest city is Jamestown. Its name is believed to be the lone surviving remnant of the Erie language, a tongue lost in the Beaver Wars; its meaning is unknown and a subject of speculation. The county was created in 1808 and organized in 1811.

Greek Revival architecture architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries

The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture. The term was first used by Charles Robert Cockerell in a lecture he gave as Professor of Architecture to the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1842.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [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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