Knollcroft

Last updated
Knollcroft
Knollcroft.jpg
USA New York location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
LocationCR 9
New Concord, New York
Coordinates 42°23′32″N73°31′51″W / 42.39222°N 73.53083°W / 42.39222; -73.53083 Coordinates: 42°23′32″N73°31′51″W / 42.39222°N 73.53083°W / 42.39222; -73.53083
Area24.6 acres (10.0 ha)
Built1880
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 85002287 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 1985

Knollcroft is a historic home located at New Concord in Columbia County, New York. It was built in 1880 as a summer retreat. It is a large, two-story brick-and-frame structure designed in the Queen Anne style. It features a two-story, projecting polygonal bay with a hipped roof and a large, deep verandah. Also on the property is a carriage house, well house, and privy. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

Related Research Articles

George Barton House United States historic place

The George F. Barton House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, built 1903-1904, and is located at 118 Summit Avenue in Buffalo, New York. The Barton House is part of the larger Darwin D. Martin House Complex, considered to be one of the most important projects from Wright's Prairie School era.

Woodchuck Lodge United States historic place

Woodchuck Lodge is a historic house on Burroughs Memorial Road in a remote part of the western Catskills in Roxbury, New York. Built in the mid-19th century, it was the last home of naturalist and writer John Burroughs (1837-1921) from 1908, and is the place of his burial. The property is now managed by the state of New York as the John Burroughs Memorial State Historic Site, and the house is open for tours on weekends between May and October. The property is a National Historic Landmark, designated in 1962 for its association with Burroughs, one of the most important nature writers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Hyde Hall United States historic place

Hyde Hall is a neoclassical country mansion designed by architect Philip Hooker for George Clarke (1768–1835), a wealthy landowner. The house was constructed between 1817 and 1834, and designed with English and American architectural features. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986 for its architecture, and the completeness of its architectural documentary record. It is one of the few surviving works of Philip Hooker, a leading 19th-century American architect.

Senate House State Historic Site United States historic place

The Senate House State Historic Site is located on Fair Street in Kingston, New York, United States. During the Revolutionary War, New York's First Constitutional Convention met there and on April 20, 1777, adopted the first New York State Constitution. After one month, the Senate fled the British troops who were advancing from Manhattan. The Senate House and much of Kingston was burned in retribution. It has served as a museum from the late 19th century. Currently it is owned and operated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

Franklin H. Walker House United States historic place

The Franklin H. Walker House was a private residence located at 2730 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was also known as Doctor's Hospital. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, but subsequently demolished. It was at the time the largest remaining house along Jefferson Avenue.

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

There are 68 properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Albany, New York, United States. Six are additionally designated as National Historic Landmarks (NHLs), the most of any city in the state after New York City. Another 14 are historic districts, for which 20 of the listings are also contributing properties. Two properties, both buildings, that had been listed in the past but have since been demolished have been delisted; one building that is also no longer extant remains listed.

Alumni Hall (Alfred, New York) United States historic place

Alumni Hall, also known as Chapel Hall, is a historic multipurpose building located on the campus of Alfred University at Alfred in Allegany County, New York. It is a large frame structure built in 1851–1852 with what has been described as Alfred's most important Greek Revival features. The three-story, 52-foot-wide (16 m) by 102-foot-long (31 m) rectangular structure has a red terra cotta roof. Designed and built by Maxson Stillman, it features a one of a kind 12 foot pine weathervane in the shape of a quill pen. It was the fourth structure built for the Alfred Academy and housed a chapel, auditorium and lecture, recitation, library and lyceum rooms for college and community use. It is now used primarily to house the Admissions Department.

H. H. Warner Building United States historic place

H. H. Warner Building is a historic office building located at Rochester in Monroe County, New York. It is a large, seven-story commercial building built in 1883–1884. It is constructed of load-bearing brick walls, a cast-iron vault, timber framework, and a cast-iron facade on St. Paul St. Originally built to house a patent medicine laboratory and warehouse, it now houses office and storage facilities. The building has a Venetian Gothic style.

Claude Vautrin House United States historic place

Claude Vautrin House is a historic home and farm complex located at Cape Vincent in Jefferson County, New York. The limestone farmhouse is a two-story structure with a square main block with a hipped roof and a one-story wooden rear wing with a gable roof, built in 1855 in the Italianate style. Also on the property are six contributing 19th century outbuildings: a barn with a silo, four sheds, and a smokehouse.

General Sacket House United States historic place

General Sacket House is a historic home located at Cape Vincent in Jefferson County, New York. It was built in 1872–75 and is a three-story, three-bay-wide, 25-room Second Empire style residence. It consists of a rectangular three-story main block with a two-story rear wing. The main block features a mansard roof pierced by round-headed dormers. Also on the property is the original two-story carriage house.

Otis Starkey House United States historic place

Otis Starkey House is a historic home located at Cape Vincent in Jefferson County, New York. It was built about 1820 and is a two-story Federal style residence. It has two sections: a two-story main section and a lower two-story rear wing. Also on the property is a gabled carriage house.

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

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Rochester, New York.

Crowther House United States historic place

Crowther House is a historic home located at Westhampton Beach in Suffolk County, New York. It is a large, two-story wood-frame house in the Shingle Style and built in 1910. It features a gambrel roof with long shed dormers. Also on the property is a detached garage.

N. J. Felix House United States historic place

The N. J. Felix House is a historic home located in Asharoken, Suffolk County, New York. It was built about 1900 and is a ​2 12-story, four-bay, shingled and clapboard residence with a steeply pitched hipped roof in an eclectic combination of the Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles. It features two elongated decorative brick chimneys and gable dormers. It is a representative example of a large, upper-income single-family dwelling along Huntington's north shore. Also located on the property is a contributing privy.

Eliphas Buffett House United States historic place

The Eliphas Buffett House is a historic house located at 159 West Rogues Path in Cold Spring Harbor, Suffolk County, New York.

Charles Geoghegan House United States historic place

Charles Geoghegan House is a historic home located at Huntington Bay in Suffolk County, New York. It was built in 1915 and is a large, ​2 12-story, eight bay, clapboard and shingle-sheathed gable-roofed residence in the Shingle Style. Also on the property is the building containing the original garage / servant's quarters.

John Green House (Huntington Bay, New York) United States historic place

John Green House is a historic home located at Huntington Bay in Suffolk County, New York. It was built about 1900 and is a large, rambling ​2 12-story, shingle-sheathed gable-roofed residence with gambrel-roofed side wings and a very large, five-bay rear wing. It features a wraparound, flat-roofed porch on paired fluted Doric order columns. It is representative of the Colonial Revival style. Also on the property is the building containing the original garage / servant's quarters.

Van Denbergh-Simmons House United States historic place

Van Denbergh-Simmons House is a historic home located at Colonie in Albany County, New York. The house was in three phases: the northeast section was built between about 1720 and 1760; the northwest section about 1790; and the south section about 1847. The northeast section is a ​1 12-story Dutch house with a 1-story porch. The northwest section is a ​1 12-story ell containing a large kitchen and bee hive oven. The south section is a 2-story Italian Villa style addition with a hipped roof and large square tower at the northwest corner. Also on the property are the remains of a barn foundation.

George W. Denton House United States historic place

George W. Denton House is a historic home located at Flower Hill in Nassau County, New York. It was built in 1873 and is a rectangular, 2-story wood frame building with a two-stage rear service ell in a vernacular Italian Villa style. It features a ​2 12-story engaged tower, semi-octagonal bay windows, and an "L" shaped wraparound verandah. Also on the property is a brick ice house built into the side of a hill.

Benjamin Moore Estate United States historic place

Benjamin Moore Estate, also known as Chelsea, is a historic estate located at Muttontown in Nassau County, New York. It was designed in 1923–1924 by architect William Adams Delano (1874–1960) for Benjamin Moore and Alexandra Emery. The manor house is an eclectic Chinese and French Renaissance style inspired dwelling. It is "U" shaped, two and one half stories high with hipped and gable roofs, covered with concrete block on a concrete foundation. The front facade features a steeply pitched roof, four large irregularly spaced chimneys, and a large brick tourelle with a conical roof. The property also has a contributing formal garden, gatehouse, picturesque roadways, garage, conservatory, octagonal gazebo, shed and tool house, and large open lawns.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Neil Larson (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Knollcroft". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-07-03.See also: "Accompanying 11 photos".