House at 20 Center Street

House at 37 Center Street

A white wooden house with full front porch, black window shutters and chimneys at either end behind a white picket fence and some bare trees, lit by sunlight from the right

West elevation and south profile, 2008
Location Highland Falls, NY
Nearest city Peekskill
Coordinates 41°22′11″N 73°58′3″W / 41.36972°N 73.96750°W / 41.36972; -73.96750Coordinates: 41°22′11″N 73°58′3″W / 41.36972°N 73.96750°W / 41.36972; -73.96750
Built ca. 1850[1]
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Hudson Highlands MRA
NRHP Reference # 82001220[2]
Added to NRHP November 23, 1982

The house at 20 Center Street, formerly 37 Center Street, in Highland Falls, New York, United States is a frame house built in the mid-19th century in the Greek Revival architectural style.

It is one of the few Greek Revival houses, and the highest in style, in the Hudson Highlands. In 1982 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Building

The house is located on the east side of Center Street, a half-block north of Mountain Avenue (state highway NY 218) and a block west of downtown Highland Falls. To the north and south are other houses, many dating from the same era or earlier, albeit modified over time. On the west of the street the ground rises to athletic fields and then Highland Falls Middle School. It is on a small lot with a picket fence along the sidewalk[1]

The building itself is a five-by-two-bay two-and-a-half-story clapboard-sided house on a fieldstone foundation. Atop is a side-gabled roof with asphalt shingles pierced by brick chimneys at either end. A full-length porch with decorative piers and railing is on the first story of the west (front) facade.[1]

History

The house is first recorded on an 1875 map with the initials "BK", for Bernard Kenney, its owner. Its minimal architectural detailing, particular the plain sills and lintels, link it to other nearby houses in the area built around 1850 or earlier, the oldest grouping of houses in the village. The house at 20 Center Street stands out because no other Greek Revival house in the Hudson Highlands expresses the style so fully.[1]

It has remained a private residence since the time of its construction. Few changes have been made to it. The front picket fence was added since 1982, and it became 20 Center Street at the end of the 20th century when many streets in the county were renumbered for 9-1-1 service.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Elise M. Barry (April 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: House at 37 Center Street". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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