Mrs. Osburn House

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Mrs. Osburn House

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Mrs. Osburn House in 2013
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Location 7872 NY 81, Durham, New York
Coordinates 42°24′43″N74°9′16″W / 42.41194°N 74.15444°W / 42.41194; -74.15444 Coordinates: 42°24′43″N74°9′16″W / 42.41194°N 74.15444°W / 42.41194; -74.15444
Area less than one acre
Built 1850
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 01001390 [1]
Added to NRHP December 28, 2001

Mrs. Osburn House is a historic home in Durham, Greene County, New York. It was built about 1850 and is a five-by-three-bay timber frame dwelling. It features clapboard siding and a low-pitched hipped roof. Also on the property is a heavy-timber-frame barn. [2]

Durham, New York Town in New York, United States

Durham is a town in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 2,725 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Durham, Connecticut, and is in the northwest corner of Greene County.

Greene County, New York County in the United States

Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 49,221. Its county seat is Catskill. The county's name is in honor of the American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

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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