House at 116 Main Street
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The house at 365 Main Street, formerly 116 Main Street in Highland Falls
, New York, United States, is an Italian Villa
style building dating to the mid-19th century. It may have originally been built as the rectory
for the nearby Church of the Holy Innocents
.
It is considered the most accomplished house in that style in the village. In 1982 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
along with over 50 other historic properties in the Hudson Highlands
.
and other buildings and parking lots associated with the United States Military Academy
. To the north is Holy Innocents' current Tudorbethan rectory
. Tall trees screen the house slightly from the house on the corner just to the south. More houses are located to the east.
The building itself is a two-story clapboard
-sided frame structure on a stone foundation
. A projecting three-story tower with brick chimney rises from the northeast corner. The main block has a shallow pitched
side-gabled roof. A flat-roofed veranda with three Doric
columns and a plain rail is on the south. On the west is a sympathetic newer extension, with a similar extension on its own west.
Both the main entrance and the window above it have flat-roofed hoods, the lower one supported by console brackets
with pendants. A projecting bay window is on the south of the main entrance, with another on the south facade
west of the veranda. All rooflines and cornice
s save the veranda and the hood on the main entrance have a simple cut molding
.
At some point later the two rear wings were built. It has remained largely intact otherwise. In the late 20th century, after it had been listed on the National Register, the streets in Highland Falls were renumbered for 9-1-1
purposes and it became 365 Main Street.
Highland Falls, New York
Highland Falls, formerly named Buttermilk Falls, is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 3,678 at the 2000 census. The village was founded in 1906...
, New York, United States, is an Italian Villa
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
style building dating to the mid-19th century. It may have originally been built as the rectory
Rectory
A rectory is the residence, or former residence, of a rector, most often a Christian cleric, but in some cases an academic rector or other person with that title...
for the nearby Church of the Holy Innocents
Church of the Holy Innocents (Highland Falls, New York)
The Church of the Holy Innocents is located on Main Street in Highland Falls, New York, USA, not far from the main gate of the United States Military Academy and right across from the West Point Museum. It is an Episcopal church, established in 1841...
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It is considered the most accomplished house in that style in the village. 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...
along with over 50 other historic properties in 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....
.
Building
The house is on a small lot on the east side of Main north of Cozzens Avenue, just north of downtown. Across Main and West Point Highway is the Thayer HotelThayer Hotel
The Thayer Hotel is a 149-room "Historic Hotel of America" property located 50 miles north of New York City on the banks of the Hudson River at 674 Thayer Road in West Point, New York on the campus of the United States Military Academy...
and other buildings and parking lots associated with the United States Military Academy
United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
. To the north is Holy Innocents' current Tudorbethan rectory
Rectory
A rectory is the residence, or former residence, of a rector, most often a Christian cleric, but in some cases an academic rector or other person with that title...
. Tall trees screen the house slightly from the house on the corner just to the south. More houses are located to the east.
The building itself is a two-story clapboard
Clapboard (architecture)
Clapboard, also known as bevel siding or lap siding or weather-board , is a board used typically for exterior horizontal siding that has one edge thicker than the other and where the board above laps over the one below...
-sided frame structure on a stone foundation
Foundation (architecture)
A foundation is the lowest and supporting layer of a structure. Foundations are generally divided into two categories: shallow foundations and deep foundations.-Shallow foundations:...
. A projecting three-story tower with brick chimney rises from the northeast corner. The main block has a shallow pitched
Roof pitch
In building construction, roof pitch is a numerical measure of the steepness of a roof, and a pitched roof is a roof that is steep.The roof's pitch is the measured vertical rise divided by the measured horizontal span, the same thing as what is called "slope" in geometry. Roof pitch is typically...
side-gabled roof. A flat-roofed veranda with three Doric
Doric order
The Doric order was one of the three orders or organizational systems of ancient Greek or classical architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian.-History:...
columns and a plain rail is on the south. On the west is a sympathetic newer extension, with a similar extension on its own west.
Both the main entrance and the window above it have flat-roofed hoods, the lower one supported by console brackets
Bracket (architecture)
A bracket is an architectural member made of wood, stone, or metal that overhangs a wall to support or carry weight. It may also support a statue, the spring of an arch, a beam, or a shelf. Brackets are often in the form of scrolls, and can be carved, cast, or molded. They can be entirely...
with pendants. A projecting bay window is on the south of the main entrance, with another on the south 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"....
west of the veranda. All rooflines and 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...
s save the veranda and the hood on the main entrance have a simple cut molding
Molding (decorative)
Molding or moulding is a strip of material with various profiles used to cover transitions between surfaces or for decoration. It is traditionally made from solid milled wood or plaster but may be made from plastic or reformed wood...
.
History
The house was built in the 1860s. Its earliest recorded owner is a "J.W." in 1875. In 1891 a map shows it as part of the Holy Innocents' property; its proximity to the current rectory suggests it may have been used in that capacity at that time.At some point later the two rear wings were built. It has remained largely intact otherwise. In the late 20th century, after it had been listed on the National Register, the streets in Highland Falls were renumbered for 9-1-1
9-1-1
9-1-1 is the emergency telephone number for the North American Numbering Plan .It is one of eight N11 codes.The use of this number is for emergency circumstances only, and to use it for any other purpose can be a crime.-History:In the earliest days of telephone technology, prior to the...
purposes and it became 365 Main Street.