The Homestead (Waccabuc, New York) Explained

The Homestead
Location:36 Mead St., Waccabuc, New York
Coordinates:41.2831°N -73.5956°W
Built:1820
Architecture:Federal
Added:March 29, 2001
Refnum:01000294

The Homestead is a historic home located at Waccabuc, Westchester County, New York. It has five contributing buildings and one contributing structure. The main house, known as The Homestead, was built between 1820 and 1822 in the Federal style by the locally prominent Mead family. It has a four bay wide main block with a three bay ell. The frame building sits on a cut stone foundation. Also on the property is a 19th-century barn, four room cottage, tool shed (c. 1900), chicken house (c. 1900), and well house. The Mead family built the separately listed Mead Memorial Chapel.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration:The Homestead . October 2000. 2010-12-30 . Peter D. Shaver. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying six photos.