Old Trees
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Old Trees is a historic home and national historic district
located at Cazenovia
in Madison County, New York
. The district contains four contributing buildings. The main house was built in 1917 as a large, two story, rustic lodge. It was remodeled in 1937 in the Georgian Revival
style by the prominent Buffalo firm of Bley and Lyman
. Also on the property is a carriage house
, guest cottage, and equipment barn; all were built about 1917.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
located at Cazenovia
Cazenovia (town), New York
Cazenovia is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 6,481 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Theophilus Cazenove, an agent of the Holland Land Company.The Town of Cazenovia has a village also named Cazenovia...
in Madison County, New York
Madison County, New York
Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 73,442. It is named after James Madison, fourth President of the United States of America...
. The district contains four contributing buildings. The main house was built in 1917 as a large, two story, rustic lodge. It was remodeled in 1937 in the Georgian Revival
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
style by the prominent Buffalo firm of Bley and Lyman
Duane Lyman
Duane Lyman was a Buffalo, New York-based architect considered the "dean of Western New York Architecture." He was born in Lockport, New York and attended Lafayette High School in Buffalo. He graduated in 1908 from Yale University 's Sheffield Scientific School where he studied architecture and...
. Also on the property is a carriage house
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...
, guest cottage, and equipment barn; all were built about 1917.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.