Sweet Briar (Geneseo, New York) Explained

Sweet Briar
Nrhp Type:nrhp
Nearest City:5126 Mount Morris Rd., near Geneseo, New York
Coordinates:42.7747°N -77.8281°W
Built:1898
Architect:Austen, George
Builder:Forbes, Edward
Added:March 29, 2010
Refnum:10000104[1]

Sweet Briar is a historic farm house located near Geneseo in Livingston County, New York.

History

The main house was built about 1898 by George and Isabel Valle Austen on land that had been previously owned by Horatio Jones and the Wadsworth family. It was then the home of Winthrop and Margaret Ward Terry Chanler. It is a -story frame building with clapboard siding and a hipped roof with dormers. It is in a "U" shape and features a grand Tuscan colonnade. Also on the property are contributing gate posts, a stable, fountain, two tenant houses, and the Chapel of St. Felicitas. The chapel was built in 1913 and is a small stucco building with a slate roof and stained glass windows.[2] The structure was later moved to the neighboring home near Fall Brook. The main house (with ten acres) was sold in 2004 and operated as a bed and breakfast, wedding venue, spa and yoga studio until 2014. Currently Sweet Briar is a private residence.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places. 2010-04-30. WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 4/19/10 THROUGH 4/23/10. National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Sweet Briar . 2016-08-01 . Robert T. Englert. PDF. July 2009. and Accompanying nine photographs