Horace O. Moss House
Encyclopedia
Horace O. Moss House, also known as Preferred Manor, is a historic home located at New Berlin
in Chenango County, New York
. It was built in 1831 and is a 2-story, five-by-five-bay, fieldstone
house with a 1-story frame addition and truncated hip roof with central belvedere. It was reportedly designed by Richard Upjohn
and features an elegant Federal
period interior. It is located in the New Berlin Historic District
.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1974.
New Berlin (village), New York
New Berlin is a village in Chenango County, New York, USA. The population was 1,129 at the 2000 census.The Village of New Berlin is by the east town line of the Town of New Berlin. The village is east of Norwich....
in Chenango County, New York
Chenango County, New York
Chenango County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 50,477. The county's name originates from an Oneida word meaning "large bull-thistle." Its county seat is Norwich.-History:...
. It was built in 1831 and is a 2-story, five-by-five-bay, fieldstone
Fieldstone
Fieldstone is a building construction material. Strictly speaking, it is stone collected from the surface of fields where it occurs naturally...
house with a 1-story frame addition and truncated hip roof with central belvedere. It was reportedly designed by Richard Upjohn
Richard Upjohn
Richard Upjohn was an English-born architect who emigrated to the United States and became most famous for his Gothic Revival churches. He was partially responsible for launching the movement to such popularity in the United States. Upjohn also did extensive work in and helped to popularize the...
and features an elegant Federal
Federal architecture
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...
period interior. It is located in the New Berlin Historic District
New Berlin Historic District
New Berlin Historic District is a national historic district located at New Berlin in Chenango County, New York. The district includes 118 contributing buildings. It encompasses the village's historic core and includes commercial, residential, civic, ecclesistical, and railroad related buildings. ...
.
It was added to 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...
in 1974.