Stephen Ball House

The Stephen Ball House (also known as Old Ball Mansion) is a historic house located on Main Street in Berkshire, Tioga County, New York.

Stephen Ball House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Main St., East Side South of Glen Road Berkshire, New York
Coordinates	42°18′4″N 76°11′15″W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1849
Architectural style	Greek Revival
MPS	Berkshire MRA
NRHP reference No.	84003077[1]
Added to NRHP	July 02, 1984

Description and history

It is a Greek Revival style temple form frame house built in about 1849. The house is a two-story, four bay wide house with a four pier portico and single story rear wing.[2]

Stephen Ball was the son of Josiah Ball and an early settler of the area. He lived in Berkshire at least since 1808. Stephen Ball was a local land owner and in 1833 sold the plot for the church just north of this home. Ball ran a local brickyard and owned a local tavern.

The home has remained in the Ball family at least until 1980. The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 2, 1984.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-09-01. Note: This includes Elizabeth M. Daniels (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Stephen Ball House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-09-01.