Hedge Lawn is a historic home located at Colonie in Albany County, New York. It was built in 1870 and is an unusual 2+12-story mansion designed in a composite style with Greek Revival and Second Empire style elements. It features a Mansard roof with scalloped slate shingles, three pedimented dormers, and a monumental portico across the front elevation supported by six massive Doric order columns. Also on the property are a contributing carriage house, lawns, mature plantings, iron fence, and two wagon sheds.[2]

Hedge Lawn
Hedge Lawn is located in New York
Hedge Lawn
Hedge Lawn is located in the United States
Hedge Lawn
Location592 Broadway, Colonie, New York
Coordinates42°42′21″N 73°42′55″W / 42.70583°N 73.71528°W / 42.70583; -73.71528
Area5.3 acres (2.1 ha)
Built1870
ArchitectHoffman, Ernest
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Second Empire
MPSColonie Town MRA
NRHP reference No.85002710[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 3, 1985

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[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. ^ David G. Barnet (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hedge Lawn". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-13.