Coverdale Cobblestone House

Coverdale Cobblestone House is a historic home located at Leicester in Livingston County, New York. It was completed in 1837 and has a 2-story, three-by-four-bay cobblestone main block, a 1+12-story kitchen wing, and a 1-story cobblestone and frame carriage shed. It was built in the late Federal / early Greek Revival style. It features medium-sized cobbles in its construction.[2]

Coverdale Cobblestone House
Coverdale Cobblestone House, April 2011
Coverdale Cobblestone House is located in New York
Coverdale Cobblestone House
Coverdale Cobblestone House is located in the United States
Coverdale Cobblestone House
Location2049 Coverdale Rd., Leicester, New York
Coordinates42°47′4″N 77°55′51″W / 42.78444°N 77.93083°W / 42.78444; -77.93083
Area13.7 acres (5.5 ha)
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival
MPSCobblestone Architecture of New York State MPS
NRHP reference No.05000989[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 7, 2005

The house underwent restoration between December 2005 and February 2010. The mortar has been refinished, new thermal insulated windows, rebuilt carriage house, inside re-plastered, refinished plank wooden floors, and new front porch. A new Crown Steam Boiler was installed in November 2009. A new concrete basement floor was poured 4–6 inches thick; twin Roth 275 fuel oil tanks installed November 2010; a widow's walk was installed in summer of 2010.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Robert T. Englert (February 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Coverdale Cobblestone House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-09-01. See also: "Accompanying seven photos".
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