Mulhern House

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Mulhern House
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Location14-16 Market St., Wappingers Falls, New York
Coordinates 41°35′57″N73°55′16″W / 41.59917°N 73.92111°W / 41.59917; -73.92111 Coordinates: 41°35′57″N73°55′16″W / 41.59917°N 73.92111°W / 41.59917; -73.92111
Arealess than one acre
Built1815
Architectural styleFederal
MPS Wappingers Falls MRA
NRHP reference No. 84002376 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 29, 1984

Mulhern House was an historic home located at Wappingers Falls in Dutchess County, New York. It was built about 1815 and was a two-story, frame double residence. Also on the property was a contributing shed. It is the only workers' residence that survived intact from the initial period of industrial development at Wappingers Falls. [2] The building was destroyed in a gas explosion in February 1994. [3] A residential building was subsequently constructed on the property at the end of Market St. where it intersects with Franklin and Fulton Streets.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 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. Neil Larson (August 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mulhern House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  3. "2 Buildings Leveled, 2 Hurt in Gas Blasts". New York Times. February 13, 1994. Retrieved December 7, 2012.