Eli and Diadama Beecher House

Eli and Diadama Beecher House (also known as the Beecher-Quinby-Allen-Lathers House) is a historic home located at 2 Military Road in Beecher Hollow, Saratoga County, New York.

Eli and Diadama Beecher House
Location2 Military Road, Beecher Hollow, New York
Coordinates43°13′17″N 74°06′18″W
Area1.19 acres (0.48 ha)
Builtc. 1830 (1830)
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.15000924[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 2015

Description

It was built about 1830, and is a "T"-shaped timber frame dwelling with a 2 1/2-story, front gabled main block with flanking one-story wings and a 1 1/2-story rear wing. It is banked and has late-Federal/early-Greek Revival style detailing. The front room of the basement contains postal boxes reflecting the building's sometime use as the Beecher Hollow Post Office. The building housed a post office between 1880 and 1948. Also on the property is a contributing barn.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 2015.[1]

References

  1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/21/15 through 12/24/15. National Park Service. 2015-12-31.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes William E. Krattinger (July 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Eli and Diadama Beecher House" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. and Accompanying photographs


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