Swart-Wilcox House

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Swart-Wilcox House
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Swart-Wilcox House, September 2012
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LocationJct. of Wilcox Ave. and Henry St., Oneonta, New York
Coordinates 42°26′38″N75°4′15″W / 42.44389°N 75.07083°W / 42.44389; -75.07083
Area14.4 acres (5.8 ha)
Built1807
NRHP reference No. 90000817 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 24, 1990

Swart-Wilcox House is a historic home located at Oneonta in Otsego County, New York. It is a German Palatine Vernacular settlement period house built about 1807. It is a 1+12-story, wood-frame house with a gable roof and clapboard siding. Attached to the house is a shed and carriage shed. In 1972 the City of Oneonta purchased the deteriorating house. [2] It is operated as a community educational resource and historic house museum. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [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. Kathleen LaFrank (March 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Swart-Wilcox House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-01-14.See also: "Accompanying five photos".
  3. Greater Oneonta Historical Society, The Swart-Wilcox House by Helen K.B. Rees

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