Abraham Best House

Abraham Best House
Abraham Best House, April 2015
Location 113 Vischer Ferry Rd.,
near Vischer Ferry, New York
Coordinates 42°48′44″N 73°49′34″W / 42.81222°N 73.82611°W / 42.81222; -73.82611Coordinates: 42°48′44″N 73°49′34″W / 42.81222°N 73.82611°W / 42.81222; -73.82611
Area 3.0 acres (1.2 ha)
Built c. 1815 (1815), c. 1900
Built by Harder, John
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference # 11000452[1]
Added to NRHP July 14, 2011

The Abraham Best House is a historic house located at 113 Vischer Ferry Road near Vischer Ferry, Saratoga County, New York.

Description and history

It was built in about 1815 by Abraham and Harriet Best of Claverack, Columbia County, and is a two-story, five-bay wide, Federal style brick dwelling.[2] It has a 1 1/2-story rear kitchen ell. The house sits on a limestone foundation and the front block has a side gable roof and interior end chimneys. The house was renovated in the 1940s. The front facade features a Palladian window on the second floor over the main entry. Also on the property is a contributing barn (c. 1900).[3]:5–6

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 14, 2011.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/11/11 through 7/15/11. National Park Service. 2011-07-22.
  2. ↑ "Abraham Best House 1815 - Clifton Park". www.cliftonpark.org. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  3. ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes John Scherer (May 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Abraham Best House" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. and Accompanying photographs


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