Lyman P. Akins House

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Lyman P. Akins House
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LocationWest Creek Road,
Berkshire, New York
Coordinates 42°18′53″N76°14′56″W / 42.31472°N 76.24889°W / 42.31472; -76.24889
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Builtc. 1840
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Berkshire MRA
NRHP reference No. 84003067 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 02, 1984

Lyman P. Akins House is a historic house located at Berkshire in Tioga County, New York. It is a Greek Revival style temple-form house built about 1840.

Description and history

The house consists of a two-story central block with pedimented portico and lower, flanking wings. [2]

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. Richard J. Nicholson. Jr. (Spring 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lyman P. Akins House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2009-11-20.