Terwilliger House (Shawangunk, New York)

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Terwilliger House
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Location Town of Shawangunk
Nearest city Newburgh
Coordinates 41°36′59″N74°13′58″W / 41.61639°N 74.23278°W / 41.61639; -74.23278 Coordinates: 41°36′59″N74°13′58″W / 41.61639°N 74.23278°W / 41.61639; -74.23278
Area 68.1 acres (27.6 ha)
Built c. 1766 (1766)-1800
Architectural style Federal
MPS Shawangunk Valley MRA
NRHP reference # 83001821 [1]
Added to NRHP September 26, 1983

The Terwilliger House is a historic home located on Myers Road in the Town of Shawangunk, Ulster County, New York, United States. It was built between about 1766 and 1800, and is a two-story, five bay, Federal frame dwelling on a stone foundation. It has a one-story kitchen addition. [2]

Shawangunk, New York Town in New York, United States

Shawangunk is a town in southwestern Ulster County, New York, USA. The population was 14,332 at the 2010 census. Like the neighboring mountain range, for which it is named, it is pronounced either as the Munsee Lenape, Shawangunk, or as the colonial Shongum SHON-gum by local residents.

Ulster County, New York county in New York

Ulster County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. The county seat is Kingston. The county is named after the Irish province of Ulster.

Federal architecture architectural style

Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the newly founded United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federalist Era. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design in the United States of the same time period. The style broadly corresponds to the classicism of Biedermeier style in the German-speaking lands, Regency architecture in Britain and to the French Empire style.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2016-03-01.Note: This includes Elise M. Barry (May 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Terwilliger House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01.