Sweet Briar (Geneseo, New York)
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| Nearest city | 5126 Mount Morris Rd., near Geneseo, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°46′28.95″N 77°49′41.29″W / 42.7747083°N 77.8281361°WCoordinates: 42°46′28.95″N 77°49′41.29″W / 42.7747083°N 77.8281361°W |
| Area | 246.243 acres (99.651 ha) |
| Built | 1898 |
| Architect | Austen, George |
| NRHP Reference # | 10000104[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 29, 2010 |
Sweet Briar is a historic Country Place estate located near Geneseo in Livingston County, New York. The main house was built about 1898 and is a 2 1⁄2-story, frame building with clapboard siding and a hipped roof with dormers. It is in a "U" shape and features a Tuscan colonnade. Also on the property are contributing gate posts, a stable, fountain, two tenant houses, and the Chapel of St. Felicitas. The chapel was built in 1913 and is a small stucco building with a slate roof and stained glass windows.[2] The main house is operated as a bed and breakfast.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]
References
- 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 4/19/10 THROUGH 4/23/10. National Park Service. 2010-04-30.
- ↑ Robert T. Englert (July 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sweet Briar". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-09-01. See also: "Accompanying nine photos".
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