Samson Fried Estate, also known as "Birch Hill," is a historic estate located at Severance in Essex County, New York. The estate has a Shingle Style main house, built as a summer residence in 1902, and nine contributing outbuildings. The main house is a large, two story rambling, roughly L-shaped frame residence. It features hipped- and shed-roof dormers, four massive stone chimneys, second floor balconies, and a third story widow's walk. There is also a wide verandah around three sides of the house. The contributing buildings and structures include a garage, barn, hen house, tennis court, guest cottage, ice house, and well.[2]
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| Location | NY 74, Severance, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°52′32″N 73°42′54″W / 43.87556°N 73.71500°W |
| Area | 34.3 acres (13.9 ha) |
| Built | 1902 |
| Architect | Jacobs, Harry Allen |
| Architectural style | Shingle Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000225[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 26, 1987 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Nancy Todd (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Samson Fried Estate". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-06-26. See also: "Accompanying 16 photos".