Coverdale Cobblestone House Explained

Coverdale Cobblestone House
Nrhp Type:nrhp
Location:2049 Coverdale Rd., Leicester, New York
Coordinates:42.7844°N -77.9308°W
Architecture:Federal, Greek Revival
Added:September 7, 2005
Mpsub:Cobblestone Architecture of New York State MPS
Refnum:05000989

Coverdale Cobblestone House is a historic home located at Leicester in Livingston County, New York. It was completed in 1837 and has a 2-story, three-by-four-bay cobblestone main block, a -story kitchen wing, and a 1-story cobblestone and frame carriage shed. It was built in the late Federal / early Greek Revival style. It features medium-sized cobbles in its construction.[1]

The house underwent restoration between December 2005 and February 2010. The mortar has been refinished, new thermal insulated windows, rebuilt carriage house, inside re-plastered, refinished plank wooden floors, and new front porch. A new Crown Steam Boiler was installed in November 2009. A new concrete basement floor was poured 4–6 inches thick; twin Roth 275 fuel oil tanks installed November 2010; a widow's walk was installed in summer of 2010.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Coverdale Cobblestone House. February 2005. 2009-09-01 . Robert T. Englert. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying seven photos.