Richmond Hill (Livingston, New York)
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Richmond Hill is a historic home and farm complex located at Livingston
in Columbia County, New York
. It includes a large Federal
style residence dating to 1813-1814, ten contributing related outbuildings, and one contributing structure. The main house is a two story, rectangular brick block with a gable roof and slightly protruding three bay pavilion. Also on the property is a large Dutch barn
, two smaller barns, carriage house
, privy
, shop, shed, and well.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1988.
Livingston, New York
Livingston is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 3,424 at the 2000 census. The town is named after its founding father....
in Columbia County, New York
Columbia County, New York
Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,096. The county seat is Hudson. The name comes from the Latin feminine form of the name of Christopher Columbus, which was at the time of the formation of the county a popular proposal...
. It includes a large 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...
style residence dating to 1813-1814, ten contributing related outbuildings, and one contributing structure. The main house is a two story, rectangular brick block with a gable roof and slightly protruding three bay pavilion. Also on the property is a large Dutch barn
Dutch barn
Dutch barn is the name given to markedly different types of barns in the United States and Canada, and in the United Kingdom. In the United States, Dutch barns represent the oldest and rarest types of barns. There are relatively few—probably less than 600—of these barns still intact...
, two smaller barns, carriage house
Carriage house
A carriage house, also called remise or coach house, is an outbuilding which was originally built to house horse-drawn carriages and the related tack.In Great Britain the farm building was called a Cart Shed...
, privy
Outhouse
An outhouse is a small structure separate from a main building which often contained a simple toilet and may possibly also be used for housing animals and storage.- Terminology :...
, shop, shed, and well.
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 1988.