John and Mary Dickson House
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John and Mary Dickson House is a historic home located at West Bloomfield
in Ontario County, New York
. It is an "L" shaped, heavy timer framed dwelling built about 1835 in a late Federal
/ early Greek Revival
style. It was built by John Dickson (1783–1852), a prominent local lawyer and member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2008.
West Bloomfield, New York
West Bloomfield is a town in Ontario County, New York, USA. The population was 2,549 at the 2000 census.The Town of West Bloomfield is on the county's western border and is south of the City of Rochester.- History :...
in Ontario County, New York
Ontario County, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 100,224 people, 38,370 households, and 26,360 families residing in the county. The population density was 156 people per square mile . There were 42,647 housing units at an average density of 66 per square mile...
. It is an "L" shaped, heavy timer framed dwelling built about 1835 in a late Federal
Federal architecture
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...
/ early Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
style. It was built by John Dickson (1783–1852), a prominent local lawyer and member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
It was listed on 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 2008.