George Westinghouse Jr. Birthplace and Boyhood Home

George Westinghouse Jr. Birthplace and Boyhood Home
George Westinghouse Jr. birthplace, February 2011
Location Westinghouse Rd., Central Bridge, New York
Coordinates 42°42′32″N 74°19′56″W / 42.70889°N 74.33222°W / 42.70889; -74.33222Coordinates: 42°42′32″N 74°19′56″W / 42.70889°N 74.33222°W / 42.70889; -74.33222
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1846
NRHP reference # 86000489[1]
Added to NRHP March 20, 1986

The George Westinghouse Jr. Birthplace and Boyhood Home is a historic home located at Central Bridge in Schoharie County, New York. The property includes two 19th-century residences, two small barns, a well house and privy, as well as the site of a combined blacksmith shop and threshing machine works. The house where Westinghouse was born was built about 1825 and is a ​1 1⁄2-story, rectangular frame residence in a vernacular Greek Revival style.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1986.[1][3][4]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Mark L. Peckham (December 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: George Westinghouse Jr. Birthplace and Boyhood Home" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying six photographs
  3. ↑ George Westinghouse Jr., Birthplace and Boyhood Home -All info about this place-.
  4. ↑ National Register of Historic Places - NEW YORK - Schoharie County.


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