Larrowe House
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Larrowe House, also known as The Cohocton Town and Village Hall, is a historic home located at Cohocton
in Steuben County, New York
. It is a 38 by 40 foot, two story dwelling constructed in 1856 in the Italianate
style. There is a square cupola
in the center of the roof. The Larrowe family donated the house in 1950 for use as a municipal hall. It remained in that use until the Cohocton Historical Society acquired the house in August 2009.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1989.
Cohocton (village), New York
Cohocton is a village in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 854 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from an Iroquois phrase for "log in the water."...
in Steuben County, New York
Steuben County, New York
Steuben County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 98,990. Its name is in honor of Baron von Steuben, a German general who fought on the American side in the American Revolutionary War, though it is not pronounced the same...
. It is a 38 by 40 foot, two story dwelling constructed in 1856 in the Italianate
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
style. There is a square cupola
Cupola
In architecture, a cupola is a small, most-often dome-like, structure on top of a building. Often used to provide a lookout or to admit light and air, it usually crowns a larger roof or dome....
in the center of the roof. The Larrowe family donated the house in 1950 for use as a municipal hall. It remained in that use until the Cohocton Historical Society acquired the house in August 2009.
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 1989.