Big House (Palisades, New York)


Big House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	US 9W near jct. with Closter Rd., Palisades, New York
Coordinates	41°0′45″N 73°54′47″W / 41.01250°N 73.91306°W / 41.01250; -73.91306Coordinates: 41°0′45″N 73°54′47″W / 41.01250°N 73.91306°W / 41.01250; -73.91306
Area	3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
Built	1735
Architectural style	Gothic Revival, Vernacular Dutch Colonial
MPS	Palisades MPS
NRHP Reference #	90001008^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 12, 1990

Big House is a historic home located at Palisades in Rockland County, New York. The Big House is the oldest dwelling in Palisades and the only building remaining from the hamlet's formative years.^[2] It was built about 1735 and is a large stone dwelling in a vernacular ethnic "Dutch" style. It consists of a rectangular central block flanked on either side by wings.^[3] In the nomination for the National Register of Historic Places it is further described as embodying

the distinctive characteristics of the eighteenth-century regional Dutch vernacular building tradition, specifically its one-and-one-half story, gable-roofed form, linear plan, multiple entrances, and masonry construction.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 Larson, Neil; Kathleen LaFrank (1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-11.
↑ Michael P. Rebic (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Big House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-05-28. See also: "Accompanying two photos".

External links

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-4122, "The Big House, State Route 9W vicinity, Palisades, Rockland County, NY", 5 photos, 13 measured drawings, 6 data pages, supplemental material

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