Greeley House (Chappaqua, New York)
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Greeley House is a historic home located at Chappaqua
, Westchester County, New York
. It was built about 1820 and served as the home of Horace Greeley
(1811 – 1872) from 1864 to 1872. It was originally a typical small farmhouse, but expanded to five bays in the mid-19th century. It features a full-width verandah
, topped by a railed in, unroofed balcony, and decorative door frames and cornices over the windows. It is the only remaining Greeley home at Chappaqua, the other two ("House in the Woods" and "Hillside House") having burned down. The house now serves as home to the New Castle Historical Society.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1979.
Chappaqua, New York
Chappaqua is a hamlet and census-designated place in northern Westchester County, New York. As of the 2010 census, following a major revision to the delineation of its boundaries by the Census Bureau, the population was 1,436...
, Westchester County, New York
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...
. It was built about 1820 and served as the home of Horace Greeley
Horace Greeley
Horace Greeley was an American newspaper editor, a founder of the Liberal Republican Party, a reformer, a politician, and an outspoken opponent of slavery...
(1811 – 1872) from 1864 to 1872. It was originally a typical small farmhouse, but expanded to five bays in the mid-19th century. It features a full-width verandah
Verandah
A veranda or verandah is a roofed opened gallery or porch. It is also described as an open pillared gallery, generally roofed, built around a central structure...
, topped by a railed in, unroofed balcony, and decorative door frames and cornices over the windows. It is the only remaining Greeley home at Chappaqua, the other two ("House in the Woods" and "Hillside House") having burned down. The house now serves as home to the New Castle Historical Society.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1979.