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Fair Lawn (Cold Spring, New York)
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Fair Lawn is a house located off NY 9D
just south of Cold Spring
, New York, United States. It was designed by the painter Thomas Prichard Rossiter
, who moved into it for the last decade of his life.
Subsequent owners modified the house slightly. In 1982 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
.
, the home of cannonmaker Robert Parrott, now a bed and breakfast
. It is surrounded by trees on three sides, and overlooks Foundry Cove
on the Hudson River
to the east, with views of Storm King Mountain and the Hudson Highlands
beyond.
The house itself is three stories high, three bays
by three, with a flat roof and dentilled Greek cornice
. It is faced in painted brick with stone quoin
s. There is a brick and shingle hipped-roofed
north wing with another flat-roofed section extending from its own north, and an enclosed porch on its west with Tuscan columns. A wraparound porch surrounds the other three elevations, with a porte-cochere
at the bottom of a three-story projecting bay on the east (front) facade
.
New York State Route 9D
New York State Route 9D , also known as the Bear Mountain – Beacon Highway, is a north–south state highway that runs along the eastern shore of the Hudson River in New York in the United States. It starts at the eastern end of the Bear Mountain Bridge at U.S...
just south of Cold Spring
Cold Spring, New York
Cold Spring is a village located in the Town of Philipstown in Putnam County, New York. The population was 1,983 at the 2000 census. It borders the smaller village of Nelsonville...
, New York, United States. It was designed by the painter Thomas Prichard Rossiter
Thomas Prichard Rossiter
Thomas Prichard Rossiter was an American portrait and historical painter. He was born in New Haven, Conn., and studied there with Nathaniel Jocelyn. In 1838-40 he painted portraits in London and Paris and from 1841 to 1846 he lived in Rome...
, who moved into it for the last decade of his life.
Subsequent owners modified the house slightly. In 1982 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
Building
Fair Lawn is located along a private driveway that begins just opposite PlumbushPlumbush
Plumbush is the former house and farm of Robert Parker Parrott, the inventor of the Parrott gun. It is located at the junction of NY 9D and Peekshill Road south of Cold Spring, New York, United States....
, the home of cannonmaker Robert Parrott, now a bed and breakfast
Bed and breakfast
A bed and breakfast is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast, but usually does not offer other meals. Since the 1980s, the meaning of the term has also extended to include accommodations that are also known as "self-catering" establishments...
. It is surrounded by trees on three sides, and overlooks Foundry Cove
West Point Foundry
The West Point Foundry was an early ironworks in Cold Spring, New York that operated from 1817 to 1911. Set up to remedy deficiencies in national armaments production after the War of 1812, it became most famous for its production of Parrott rifles and other munitions during the Civil War, although...
on the Hudson River
Hudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...
to the east, with views of Storm King Mountain and the Hudson Highlands
Hudson Highlands
The Hudson Highlands are mountains on both sides of the Hudson River in the U.S. state of New York, between Newburgh Bay and Haverstraw Bay, which form the northern region of the New York - New Jersey Highlands....
beyond.
The house itself is three stories high, three bays
Bay (architecture)
A bay is a unit of form in architecture. This unit is defined as the zone between the outer edges of an engaged column, pilaster, or post; or within a window frame, doorframe, or vertical 'bas relief' wall form.-Defining elements:...
by three, with a flat roof and dentilled Greek cornice
Cornice
Cornice molding is generally any horizontal decorative molding that crowns any building or furniture element: the cornice over a door or window, for instance, or the cornice around the edge of a pedestal. A simple cornice may be formed just with a crown molding.The function of the projecting...
. It is faced in painted brick with stone quoin
Quoin (architecture)
Quoins are the cornerstones of brick or stone walls. Quoins may be either structural or decorative. Architects and builders use quoins to give the impression of strength and firmness to the outline of a building...
s. There is a brick and shingle hipped-roofed
Hip roof
A hip roof, or hipped roof, is a type of roof where all sides slope downwards to the walls, usually with a fairly gentle slope. Thus it is a house with no gables or other vertical sides to the roof. A square hip roof is shaped like a pyramid. Hip roofs on the houses could have two triangular side...
north wing with another flat-roofed section extending from its own north, and an enclosed porch on its west with Tuscan columns. A wraparound porch surrounds the other three elevations, with a porte-cochere
Porte-cochere
A porte-cochère is the architectural term for a porch- or portico-like structure at a main or secondary entrance to a building through which a horse and carriage can pass in order for the occupants to alight under cover, protected from the weather.The porte-cochère was a feature of many late 18th...
at the bottom of a three-story projecting bay on the east (front) facade
Facade
A facade or façade is generally one exterior side of a building, usually, but not always, the front. The word comes from the French language, literally meaning "frontage" or "face"....
.