Coverdale Cobblestone House

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Coverdale Cobblestone House
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Coverdale Cobblestone House, April 2011
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Location2049 Coverdale Rd., Leicester, New York
Coordinates 42°47′4″N77°55′51″W / 42.78444°N 77.93083°W / 42.78444; -77.93083 Coordinates: 42°47′4″N77°55′51″W / 42.78444°N 77.93083°W / 42.78444; -77.93083
Area13.7 acres (5.5 ha)
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival
MPS Cobblestone Architecture of New York State MPS
NRHP reference No. 05000989 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 7, 2005

Coverdale Cobblestone House is a historic home located at Leicester in Livingston County, New York. It was completed in 1837 and has a 2-story, three-by-four-bay cobblestone main block, a 1 12-story kitchen wing, and a 1-story cobblestone and frame carriage shed. It was built in the late Federal / early Greek Revival style. It features medium-sized cobbles in its construction. [2]

The house underwent restoration between December 2005 and February 2010. The mortar has been refinished, new thermal insulated windows, rebuilt carriage house, inside re-plastered, refinished plank wooden floors, and new front porch. A new Crown Steam Boiler was installed in November 2009. A new concrete basement floor was poured 4–6 inches thick; twin Roth 275 fuel oil tanks installed November 2010; a widow's walk was installed in summer of 2010.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [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. Robert T. Englert (February 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Coverdale Cobblestone House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2009-09-01.See also: "Accompanying seven photos".