The Squirrels (Highland Falls, New York)

The Squirrels is a historic estate located at Highland Falls in Orange County, New York. It was built about 1845 and is a two-story frame and clapboard structure with a multi-gabled roof. A two-story frame wing was added to the original farmhouse about 1856 and the house redesigned by architect Calvert Vaux. Also on the property is a one-story gatehouse with a mansard roof. The estate was owned and the house expanded by John Bigelow (1817–1911).[2]

The Squirrels
Location225 Main St., Highland Falls, New York
Coordinates41.367766°N 73.962961°W / 41.367766; -73.962961
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built1845
ArchitectVaux, Calvert
MPSHudson Highlands MRA
NRHP reference No.82001226[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 23, 1982

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

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