Merrill MaGee House
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Merrill MaGee House, also known as Stephen Griffin House, is a historic home located at Warrensburg
, Warren County, New York
. It was built in three phases: the original -story, Greek Revival
–style farmhouse built about 1835; the 2-story main block with giant portico
added about 1855; and the 1911 addition of a -story farmhouse, originally built in 1815, attached to the west end of the original dwelling. Also in 1911, a shed-roofed frame kitchen was added. Also on the property are a woodshed (c. 1890), ice house (c. 1875), smokehouse
(c. 1855), carriage barn
(c. 1875), garage
/ servant's quarters (c. 1925), swimming pool (1927–28), chicken coop
(c. 1910), and the landscaping. It has been used as a restaurant and bed and breakfast since the 1980s.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1985.
Warrensburg, New York
Warrensburg, New York is a town in Warren County. An hamlet by the same name is recognized by U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place . According to the 2000 United States Census, the CDP comprises less than one-fifth of the town's total area, yet has about 75% of the town's population...
, Warren County, New York
Warren County, New York
Warren County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 65,707. It is named in honor of General Joseph Warren, an American Revolutionary War hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill...
. It was built in three phases: the original -story, Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
–style farmhouse built about 1835; the 2-story main block with giant portico
Portico
A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls...
added about 1855; and the 1911 addition of a -story farmhouse, originally built in 1815, attached to the west end of the original dwelling. Also in 1911, a shed-roofed frame kitchen was added. Also on the property are a woodshed (c. 1890), ice house (c. 1875), smokehouse
Smokehouse
A smokehouse is a building where meat or fish is cured with smoke. The finished product might be stored in the building, sometimes for a year or more.-History:...
(c. 1855), carriage barn
Carriage house
A carriage house, also called remise or coach house, is an outbuilding which was originally built to house horse-drawn carriages and the related tack.In Great Britain the farm building was called a Cart Shed...
(c. 1875), garage
Garage (house)
A residential garage is part of a home, or an associated building, designed or used for storing a vehicle or vehicles. In some places the term is used synonymously with "carport", though that term normally describes a structure that is not completely enclosed.- British residential garages:Those...
/ servant's quarters (c. 1925), swimming pool (1927–28), chicken coop
Chicken coop
A chicken coop is a building where female chickens are kept. Inside there are often nest boxes for egg laying and perches on which the birds can sleep, although coops for meat birds seldom have either of these features....
(c. 1910), and the landscaping. It has been used as a restaurant and bed and breakfast since the 1980s.
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 1985.