Bird Homestead

Bird Homestead
Location 600 Milton Rd., Rye, New York
Coordinates 40°57′41″N 73°41′21″W / 40.96139°N 73.68917°W / 40.96139; -73.68917Coordinates: 40°57′41″N 73°41′21″W / 40.96139°N 73.68917°W / 40.96139; -73.68917
Area 1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built 1835
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 10000032[1]
Added to NRHP February 22, 2010

Bird Homestead, also known as the Bouton-Bird-Erikson Homestead, is a historic home and farm complex located in Rye, Westchester County, New York. The property is situated on Blind Brook estuary, off the Long Island Sound. The property is adjacent to the Rye Meeting House. The main part of the house was built in 1835, and is a two-story, three-bay wide frame building in the Greek Revival style. It sits on a brick foundation and has a low-pitched, side gable roof. It features a one-story, full-width, front porch. Also on the property are a contributing two-story barn built in the 1880s and a long, one-story outbuilding.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1] It is operated along with the adjacent Rye Meeting House, by the not-for-profit Committee to Save the Bird Homestead. [4]

The home was owned by five generations of the Bouton-Bird-Erickson family for over 150 years. Henry Bird was renowned entomologist; his sons Roland and Junius were pioneers in the fields of paleontology and archaeology, respectively. Many of their discoveries can be seen at the American Museum of Natural History. Henry’s daughter Alice Bird Erikson was an accomplished nature illustrator while Doris Bird spent more than forty years as the children’s librarian at the Rye Free Reading Room. [3][4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Anne Stillman and Peter D. Shaver (October 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bird Homestead". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-12-30. See also: "Accompanying eight photos".
  3. 1 2 "Saving the Bird Homestead: Natural Allies". preservationnation.org. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Meeting House and Bird Homestead". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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