Edgewater Farm

Edgewater Farm is a historic farm property located at Willsboro Point in Essex County, New York. It contains four contributing buildings, one contributing site, and one contributing structure. The main house, known as the Rowley house, is an early-19th-century residence, dated to about 1830, with two earlier service wings from about 1796 and 1820. It consists of rectangular, 2-story, five-bay frame main block, with a two-stage ell consisting of a ​1 1⁄2-story kitchen wing and ​1 1⁄2-story shop / carriage barn. The main block features an elaborate Greek Revival–style entrance and portico. Also on the property are former farm outbuildings including a horse barn, a cow and hay barn, and a creamery. The property also includes a family cemetery.[2]

Edgewater Farm
LocationWillsboro Point, New York
Coordinates44°24′5″N 73°23′4″W
Area19.8 acres (8.0 ha)
Built1796
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.88000035[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 17, 1988

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Robert D. Kuhn (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Edgewater Farm". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-07-14. See also: "Accompanying 12 photos".


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