Edgewater Farm

Edgewater Farm
Nearest city Willsboro Point, New York
Coordinates 44°24′5″N 73°23′4″W / 44.40139°N 73.38444°W / 44.40139; -73.38444Coordinates: 44°24′5″N 73°23′4″W / 44.40139°N 73.38444°W / 44.40139; -73.38444
Area 19.8 acres (8.0 ha)
Built 1796
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 88000035[1]
Added to NRHP February 17, 1988

Edgewater Farm is a historic home located at Willsboro Point in Essex County, New York. It contains four contributing buildings, one contributing site, and one contributing structure. The main house, known as the Rowley house, is an early-19th-century residence, dated to about 1830, with two earlier service wings from about 1796 and 1820. It consists of rectangular, 2-story, five-bay frame main block, with a two-stage ell consisting of a 1 12-story kitchen wing and 1 12-story shop / carriage barn. The main block features an elaborate Greek Revival–style entrance and portico. Also on the property are former farm outbuildings including a horse barn, a cow and hay barn, and a creamery. The property also includes a family cemetery.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

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