Lorenzo State Historic Site
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Lorenzo State Historic Site is a mansion built by Colonel John Linklaen, founder of the village of Cazenovia, NY. Colonel Linklaen was the agent of the Holland Land Company
upon whose recommendation the Company purchased the 135000 acres (54,632.6 ha) tract of land where the village grew. The painted brick mansion, begun in 1807 and completed in 1809, overlooks picturesque Cazenovia Lake. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places
in July, 1970. Located on the grounds is the separately listed Rippleton Schoolhouse
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Holland Land Company
The Holland Land Company was a purchaser of the western two-thirds of the western New York land tract known as the Phelps and Gorham Purchase. This tract was known thereafter as The Holland Purchase...
upon whose recommendation the Company purchased the 135000 acres (54,632.6 ha) tract of land where the village grew. The painted brick mansion, begun in 1807 and completed in 1809, overlooks picturesque Cazenovia Lake. It was listed in 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 July, 1970. Located on the grounds is the separately listed Rippleton Schoolhouse
Rippleton Schoolhouse
Rippleton Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school building located at Cazenovia in Madison County, New York. It was built in 1814 and remodelled in 1884. It consists of two gabled units and built of a heavy timber mortise and tenon framework...
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External links
- Lorenzo State Historic Site at NYS OPHRP
- Friends of Lorenzo
- Lorenzo Collection at Syracuse University Special Collections Research Center