Larrowe House

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Larrowe House

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Larrowe House, April 2011
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Location S. Main St./NY 415, Cohocton, New York
Coordinates 42°29′55″N77°29′42″W / 42.49861°N 77.49500°W / 42.49861; -77.49500 Coordinates: 42°29′55″N77°29′42″W / 42.49861°N 77.49500°W / 42.49861; -77.49500
Area 1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built 1856
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference # 89002088 [1]
Added to NRHP December 07, 1989

Larrowe House, also known as The Cohocton Town and Village Hall, is a historic home located at Cohocton in Steuben County, New York. It is a 38 by 40 foot, two story dwelling constructed in 1856 in the Italianate style. There is a square cupola in the center of the roof. The Larrowe family donated the house in 1950 for use as a municipal hall. [2] It remained in that use until the Cohocton Historical Society acquired the house in August 2009.

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

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