The Squirrels (Highland Falls, New York)

The Squirrels
Location: 225 Main St., Highland Falls, New York
Area: 12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built: 1845
Architect: Vaux, Calvert
Governing body: Private
MPS: Hudson Highlands MRA
NRHP Reference#: 82001226[1]
Added to NRHP: November 23, 1982

The Squirrels is a historic estate located at Highland Falls in Orange County, New York. It was built about 1845 and is a two story frame and clapboard structure with a multi-gabled roof. A two story frame wing was added to the original farmhouse about 1856 and the house redesigned by noted architect Calvert Vaux. Also on the property is a one story gatehouse with a mansard roof. The estate was owned and the house expanded by John Bigelow (1817–1911).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ Elise M. Barry (April 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: The Squirrels". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=11236. Retrieved 2010-05-31. 
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