Abraham Best House Explained

Abraham Best House
Location:113 Vischer Ferry Rd.,
near Vischer Ferry, New York
Coordinates:42.8122°N -73.8261°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location for Abraham Best House
Built:c., c. 1900
Architecture:Federal
Added:July 14, 2011
Refnum:11000452[1]
Builder:Harder, John

The Abraham Best House is a historic house located at 113 Vischer Ferry Road near Vischer Ferry, Saratoga County, New York.

Description and history

It was built in about 1815 by Abraham and Harriet Best of Claverack, Columbia County, and is a two-story, five-bay wide, Federal style brick dwelling.[2] It has a -story rear kitchen ell. The house sits on a limestone foundation and the front block has a side gable roof and interior end chimneys. The house was renovated in the 1940s. The front facade features a Palladian window on the second floor over the main entry. Also on the property is a contributing barn (c. 1900).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 14, 2011.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2011-07-22. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/11/11 through 7/15/11 . National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Abraham Best House 1815 - Clifton Park. www.cliftonpark.org. en-GB. 2017-08-09.
  3. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ . dead . 2019-04-04 . . Searchable database . 2015-12-01 . Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Abraham Best House . 2015-12-01 . John Scherer . PDF . May 2010 . and Accompanying photographs