Samson Fried Estate

Samson Fried Estate
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	NY 74, Severance, New York
Coordinates	43°52′32″N73°42′54″W / 43.87556°N 73.71500°W / 43.87556; -73.71500
Area	34.3 acres (13.9 ha)
Built	1902
Architect	Jacobs, Harry Allen
Architectural style	Shingle Style
NRHP reference No.	87000225 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 26, 1987

Samson Fried Estate, also known as "Birch Hill," is a historic estate located at Severance in Essex County, New York. The estate has a Shingle Style main house, built as a summer residence in 1902, and nine contributing outbuildings. The main house is a large, two story rambling, roughly L-shaped frame residence. It features hipped- and shed-roof dormers, four massive stone chimneys, second floor balconies, and a third story widow's walk. There is also a wide verandah around three sides of the house. The contributing buildings and structures include a garage, barn, hen house, tennis court, guest cottage, ice house, and well. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Nancy Todd (December 1986). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Fried, Samson, Estate. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 29, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)