Stuart Perry and William Swezey Houses

Stuart Perry and William Swezey Houses
Nearest city 1544 Big Moose Rd., near Newport, New York
Coordinates 43°49′03″N 74°52′43″W / 43.81750°N 74.87861°W / 43.81750; -74.87861Coordinates: 43°49′03″N 74°52′43″W / 43.81750°N 74.87861°W / 43.81750; -74.87861
Area 8.62 acres (3.49 ha)
Built c. 1849 (1849)
Built by Babcock, William J.
Architect Davis, Alexander Jackson
Architectural style Italian Villa
NRHP reference # 12000982[1]
Added to NRHP November 28, 2012

Stuart Perry and William Swezey Houses, are two historic homes located at Newport in Herkimer County, New York. They were built in the late 1840s to plans by Alexander Jackson Davis. They are largely identical Italian Villa style, asymmetrical plan, masonry dwellings. They consist of a hipped roof block, centrally placed tower, and gable ended block.[2]:3–4

The Perry house has also been known, at various times in its history, as Riverview and The Three Islands. The Swezey house has been known as the Green Tea Cup Inn and Villa Newlife. The two houses were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/26/12 through 11/30/12. National Park Service. 2012-12-07.
  2. ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes William E. Krattinger (May 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Stuart Perry and William Swezey Houses" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs


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