Beecher-McFadden Estate

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Beecher-McFadden Estate
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LocationE. Main St.,
Peekskill, New York
Coordinates 41°17′54″N73°53′44″W / 41.29833°N 73.89556°W / 41.29833; -73.89556 Coordinates: 41°17′54″N73°53′44″W / 41.29833°N 73.89556°W / 41.29833; -73.89556
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Builtc. 1875
Architectural style Tudor Revival, Jacobethan Revival
NRHP reference No. 87001894 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 2, 1987

The Beecher-McFadden Estate is a historic estate located on East Main Street in Peekskill, Westchester County, New York.

Beecher Estate former Carriage House PeekskillNY BeecherEstateCarriageHouse.jpg
Beecher Estate former Carriage House

Description and history

The estate includes an imposing brick mansion and a large support building set among scenic landscaping. The mansion was originally built in about 1875 in a Victorian Gothic style, and was extensively remodeled in the 1920s in the Tudor Revival style. It is a large, 2+12-story, asymmetrical brick building with stone trim, Tudor arches, and plain balustrades. The north elevation retains the original 1+12-story, red brick walls with polychrome brick trim. The large support structure has a two-story center section, flanked by 1+12-story wings, and is in the Jacobean Revival style. The property was originally developed by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887), then purchased by the locally prominent McFadden family in 1902. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 2, 1987. [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. Austin N. O'Brien (June 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Beecher-McFadden Estate". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2011-01-01.See also: "Accompanying seven photos".