Maizefield
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Maizefield is a historic home located at Red Hook
in Dutchess County, New York
. It is a plain brick building, three stories tall, five bays wide and four bays deep in the Neoclassical
style. It features an elaborately designed front entry door on the first floor and a Palladian window on the second floor. The house was once occupied by General David Van Ness (1745-1818), who sold it in 1815. Also on the property is a two story, hipped roof board and batten
cottage with a two story portico
designed by noted architect Alexander Jackson Davis
.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1973.
Red Hook, New York
Red Hook is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was reported to be 11,319 during the 2010 census. The name is supposedly derived from the red foliage on trees on a small strip of land on the Hudson River. The town contains two villages; the village of Red Hook and the...
in Dutchess County, New York
Dutchess County, New York
Dutchess County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. The 2010 census lists the population as 297,488...
. It is a plain brick building, three stories tall, five bays wide and four bays deep in the Neoclassical
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
style. It features an elaborately designed front entry door on the first floor and a Palladian window on the second floor. The house was once occupied by General David Van Ness (1745-1818), who sold it in 1815. Also on the property is a two story, hipped roof board and batten
Batten
A batten is a thin strip of solid material, typically made from wood, plastic or metal. Battens are used in building construction and various other fields as both structural and purely cosmetic elements...
cottage with a two story portico
Portico
A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls...
designed by noted architect Alexander Jackson Davis
Alexander Jackson Davis
Alexander Jackson Davis, or A. J. Davis , was one of the most successful and influential American architects of his generation, in particular his association with the Gothic Revival style....
.
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 1973.