Cedarcliff Gatehouse

Cedarcliff Gatehouse

The gatehouse in June 2013.
Location 66 Ferris Lane, Poughkeepsie, New York
Coordinates 41°41′3.01″N 73°55′11.1″W / 41.6841694°N 73.919750°W / 41.6841694; -73.919750Coordinates: 41°41′3.01″N 73°55′11.1″W / 41.6841694°N 73.919750°W / 41.6841694; -73.919750
Area less than one acre
Built 1845
Architect Downing, Andrew Jackson
Architectural style Gothic Revival
MPS Poughkeepsie MRA
NRHP Reference # 82001125[1]
Added to NRHP November 26, 1982

Cedarcliff Gatehouse is a historic gatehouse located in Poughkeepsie, in Dutchess County, New York. It is believed to have been designed by noted architect Andrew Jackson Downing and built about 1845. It is a 2 12-story, cruciform plan brick cottage in the Gothic Revival style. It features deep eaves with extended rafters and bargeboards with scroll-sawn overlay. The property includes a period cast iron gateway and fence.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Townley McElhiney Sharp (August 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Cedarcliff Gatehouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-01-08.


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