Spencer House (Lima, New York)

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Spencer House
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Location7372 E. Main St., Lima, New York
Coordinates 42°54′20″N77°36′31″W / 42.90556°N 77.60861°W / 42.90556; -77.60861 Coordinates: 42°54′20″N77°36′31″W / 42.90556°N 77.60861°W / 42.90556; -77.60861
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
MPS Lima MRA
NRHP reference No. 89001124 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 31, 1989

Spencer House is a historic home located at Lima in Livingston County, New York. It is believed to date to the 1830s, enlarged in the 1850s and 1860s. It is a two-story, L-shaped frame building with clapboard siding, a cobblestone foundation, and low-pitched gable roofs. The main block evinces the persistence of Federal period architectural traditions with the two-story, three-bay, side-hall form, delicate louvered fan in the front gable, and slender frieze and corner boards. Also on the property is a contributing 19th century carriage house. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Frances Gotcsik (October 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Spencer House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2009-09-01.