Roderick M. Morrison House | |
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| Location | 105 Highland Dr., Penn Yan, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°39′52″N77°3′49″W / 42.66444°N 77.06361°W Coordinates: 42°39′52″N77°3′49″W / 42.66444°N 77.06361°W |
| Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
| Built | 1825 |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| MPS | Yates County MPS |
| NRHP reference # | 94000946 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 24, 1994 |
Roderick M. Morrison House, also known as Morrison-Wagener House, is a historic home located at Milo Center in Yates County, New York. It is a Roman Classical style structure built about 1825. [2]
Milo is a town in Yates County, New York, USA. The population was 7,006 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Milo of Croton, a famous athlete from Ancient Greece.
Yates County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,348, making it the third-least populous county in New York. The county seat is Penn Yan. The name is in honor of Joseph C. Yates, who as Governor of New York signed the act establishing the county.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]
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 in preserving the property.
Morrison was a lawyer from Virginia who moved to the area. George Wagner, the third owner of the home, is believed to have constructed the "secondary" wooden home attached to the main home's structure.
