Oakcliff

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Location 78 Church Hill Rd., Crescent, New York
Coordinates 42°49′28″N73°43′49″W / 42.82444°N 73.73028°W / 42.82444; -73.73028 Coordinates: 42°49′28″N73°43′49″W / 42.82444°N 73.73028°W / 42.82444; -73.73028
Area 1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built 1840
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 98000548 [1]
Added to NRHP June 1, 1998

Oakcliff is a historic home located on Church Hill Road in Crescent, Saratoga County, New York. It was built about 1840 and is two-story, three-bay timber framed, side hall residence in a formally balanced Greek Revival style. Renovations occurred in the late 1860s and late 1890s. It has a two-story side wing. It features two-story porticos with four Tuscan order columns on each with full entablature and a molded triangular pediment. Also on the property are a contributing frame carriage barn and stone wall. [2]

Crescent, New York hamlet in New York, United States

Crescent is a hamlet in the town of Halfmoon, New York. It lies on the north bank of the Mohawk River in Saratoga County.

Saratoga County, New York County in the United States

Saratoga County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2018 U.S. Census estimate, the county's population was 230,163, representing a 4.8% increase from the 2010 population of 219,607, representing one of the fastest growth rates in the northeastern United States and the fastest-growing county in Upstate New York. The county seat is Ballston Spa. Saratoga County is included in the Capital District, encompassing the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Greek Revival architecture architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries

The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture. The term was first used by Charles Robert Cockerell in a lecture he gave as Professor of Architecture to the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1842.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1]

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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