French Farm
For the similarly named farm in Potsdam, New York State, see French Family Farm.
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| Location | Greenwich, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°3′7″N 73°38′24″W / 41.05194°N 73.64000°WCoordinates: 41°3′7″N 73°38′24″W / 41.05194°N 73.64000°W |
| Area | 35 acres (14 ha) |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architect | Magonigle,Henry van Buren |
| NRHP Reference # | 75001918[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 3, 1975 |
The French Farm is a historic summer estate at the junction of Lake and Round Hill Roads in Greenwich, Connecticut. The estate includes a manor house dating from 1906, and a cottage and other structures from 1911. The estate was designed by Henry Van Buren Magonigle, a protege of Calvert Vaux, for H. W. Lanier, and represent a well-executed country landscape as espoused by Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted.[2]
The estate was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
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References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Christine B. Brockmeyer (January 20, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: French Farm" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying six photos from 1974
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