Robert Akins House

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Robert Akins House
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LocationMain St., West Side, Just North of Glen Rd
Berkshire, New York
Coordinates 42°18′7″N76°11′17″W / 42.30194°N 76.18806°W / 42.30194; -76.18806 Coordinates: 42°18′7″N76°11′17″W / 42.30194°N 76.18806°W / 42.30194; -76.18806
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1827
ArchitectUnknown
Architectural styleFederal
MPS Berkshire MRA
NRHP reference # 84003069 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 2, 1984

The Robert Akins House (also known as the Honey House) was a historic house located on Main Street in Berkshire, Tioga County, New York.

Berkshire, New York Town in New York, United States

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Description and history

It was a Federal style house built in about 1830. It was a two-story, three bay wide, gable-roofed brick structure with a side entrance layout. [2]

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Gable roof may have eaves or parapet; no rake overhanging

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 2, 1984. [1] Sometime afterwards the house was demolished. On the lot stands a modern prefabricated home.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Mary Joan Simmons (December 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Robert Akins House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2009-11-20.