House at 8 Berkley Drive

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Location8 Berkley Drive.,
Lockport, New York
Coordinates 43°9′19.42″N78°41′17.01″W / 43.1553944°N 78.6880583°W / 43.1553944; -78.6880583 Coordinates: 43°9′19.42″N78°41′17.01″W / 43.1553944°N 78.6880583°W / 43.1553944; -78.6880583
Arealess than one acre
Built1957 (1957)
ArchitectDuane Lyman & Associates; Kenneth J. Pembroke
Architectural stylePrairie style
NRHP reference No. 09000287 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 4, 2009

8 Berkley Drive is a historic house located at the address of the same name in Lockport, Niagara County, New York.

Description and history

It is a two-story, Prairie-style home designed by noted regional architect Duane Lyman in 1957. [2] It was designed and built for the late Laurence Maxwell Ferguson and his wife Lurana Persing Ferguson.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 4, 2009. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2015-11-01.Note: This includes Daniel McEneny (December 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: House at 8 Berkley Drive" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs