J. Ball House

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J. Ball House
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LocationEast Side of NY 38,
Berkshire, New York
Coordinates 42°17′53″N76°11′10″W / 42.29806°N 76.18611°W / 42.29806; -76.18611 Coordinates: 42°17′53″N76°11′10″W / 42.29806°N 76.18611°W / 42.29806; -76.18611
Arealess than one acre
Built1850
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Berkshire MRA
NRHP reference No. 84003072 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 2, 1984

The J. Ball House is a historic house located at Berkshire in Tioga County, New York.

Description and history

It is a vernacular Greek Revival style frame house built in about 1850. It consists of a two-story, three-bay wide, gable roofed main section with a one-story, two bay side ell. The siding of the house is clapboard. Also on the property is a large gambrel roofed dairy barn. [2]

Additions of a 20th-century front and rear porches have been made as well as a modern chimney. Foundation has been rebuilt.

The house was owned in 1855 by J. Ball, son of Isaac Ball, who is believed to have settled at this site in 1808. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 2, 1984. [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. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2016-09-01.[ permanent dead link ]Note: This includes Mark Reinberger (August 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: J. Ball House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-09-01.