Stephen Ball House

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Stephen Ball House
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LocationMain St., East Side South of Glen Road
Berkshire, New York
Coordinates 42°18′4″N76°11′15″W / 42.30111°N 76.18750°W / 42.30111; -76.18750
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1849
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Berkshire MRA
NRHP reference No. 84003077 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 02, 1984

The Stephen Ball House (also known as Old Ball Mansion) is a historic house located on Main Street in Berkshire, Tioga County, New York.

Description and history

It is a Greek Revival style temple form frame house built in about 1849. The house is a two-story, four bay wide house with a four pier portico and single-story rear wing. [2]

Stephen Ball was the son of Josiah Ball and an early settler of the area. He lived in Berkshire at least since 1808. Stephen Ball was a local landowner and in 1833 sold the plot for the church just north of this home. Ball ran a local brickyard and owned a local tavern.

The home has remained in the Ball family at least until 1980. The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 2, 1984. [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. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2016-09-01.Note: This includes Elizabeth M. Daniels (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Stephen Ball House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-09-01.