The Squirrels (Highland Falls, New York)

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The Squirrels
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Location225 Main St., Highland Falls, New York
Coordinates 41°22′04″N73°57′47″W / 41.367766°N 73.962961°W / 41.367766; -73.962961 Coordinates: 41°22′04″N73°57′47″W / 41.367766°N 73.962961°W / 41.367766; -73.962961
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built1845; 1857
Architect Calvert Vaux
Architectural style Gothic Revival
MPS Hudson Highlands MRA
NRHP reference No. 82001226 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 23, 1982

The Squirrels is a historic estate located at Highland Falls in Orange County, New York. It was built about 1845 and is a two-story frame and clapboard structure with a multi-gabled roof. A two-story frame wing was added to the original farmhouse in 1857 and the house redesigned by architect Calvert Vaux. Also on the property is a one-story gatehouse with a mansard roof. The estate was owned and the house expanded by John Bigelow (1817–1911). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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. Elise M. Barry (April 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: The Squirrels". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-05-31.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)