Stonecrest (Bedford Corners, New York)

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Stonecrest
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Location703 Croton Lake Rd., Bedford Corners, New York
Coordinates 41°13′32″N73°43′40″W / 41.22556°N 73.72778°W / 41.22556; -73.72778 Coordinates: 41°13′32″N73°43′40″W / 41.22556°N 73.72778°W / 41.22556; -73.72778
Area5.3 acres (2.1 ha)
Built1879
Architect Eugene C. Gardner (1879); H. O. Milliken (1916)
Architectural styleStick/Eastlake
NRHP reference No. 03001520 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 2004

Stonecrest is a historic home located at Bedford Corners, Westchester County, New York. It was built in 1879 in an eclectic Stick-Eastlake style and renovated in 1916. It is a rectangular three-story dwelling, measuring 50 feet deep and 45 feet wide. The first story is built of random rubble and the second of wood shingles that flare away from the first floor. A slate covered hipped roof covers the third floor and attic. Also on the property are a contributing Stick Style carriage house, stone root cellar, and stone spring house. [2]

The house was built for Francis Lawrence Underhill and his wife, Mary Augusta (Wood) Underhill, a member of the locally prominent Wood family who were associated with the house of The Woodpile. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [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. 1 2 Peter D. Shaver (August 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Stonecrest". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-12-24.See also: "Accompanying 10 photos".