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mantelpieces would have been made in the city and brought to the house, testifying to the affluence of the
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family in the area, in 1841. From his 400-acre (160 ha) farm, he partitioned 150 acres (61 ha) to them. The house was in the highest of contemporary style, its dimension and decor less restrained than other Greek
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to the side and rear of the main house. Two of the buildings, a dairy barn and poultry house, date to the era of its construction and are considered
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birds to hunt, as hunting was a popular hobby among wealthy men of the era. He made no alterations to the house. In 1929 Florence Bicknell, wife of
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577:U.S. Rubber
558:Pullman car
546:foreclosure
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451:pocket door
317:flood plain
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146:Coordinates
1446:Categories
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1130:Rensselaer
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1050:Livingston
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467:galvanized
455:decoration
367:balustrade
353:structure
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158:73°46′12″W
155:41°34′59″N
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1347:Rhinebeck
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1283:Brooklyn
1230:Southern
1225:Northern
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1185:Sullivan
1160:Schuyler
1145:Saratoga
1140:Rockland
1090:Onondaga
1030:Herkimer
1025:Hamilton
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990:Dutchess
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975:Columbia
965:Chenango
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378:shutters
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285:restored
236:Ivy Hall
216:91001872
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1362:Yonkers
1265:Buffalo
1253:by city
1237:Wyoming
1180:Suffolk
1175:Steuben
1105:Orleans
1095:Ontario
1080:Niagara
1055:Madison
1015:Genesee
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960:Chemung
613:exurban
562:tenants
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497:History
443:parlors
425:cornice
421:transom
402:sunroom
390:masonry
371:balcony
238:, is a
1288:Queens
1260:Albany
1205:Warren
1200:Ulster
1165:Seneca
1125:Queens
1120:Putnam
1115:Otsego
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1100:Orange
1085:Oneida
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386:gabled
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1190:Tioga
1045:Lewis
1000:Essex
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