Belvidere, also known as Villa Belvidere, is a historic home located in Angelica, near Belmont, Allegany County, New York. Built in 1804 from plans attributed to Benjamin Henry Latrobe, it is an outstanding example of Federal architecture. The mansion was constructed for early settler John Barker Church, former English Member of Parliament and brother-in-law of Alexander Hamilton through his wife Angelica Schuyler Church.
Belvidere | |
 HABS Photo of Belvidere, May 1967 | |
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| Nearest city | Belmont, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°15′54.2″N 78°02′57.5″W / 42.265056°N 78.049306°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1804 |
| Architect | Latrobe, Benjamin |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000822[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
Description
editBelvidere is a large stone-and-brick mansion with a 2+1⁄2-story central block over a partial basement, a 2-story-over-basement east wing, and 1+1⁄2-story service wing. The house contains 30 rooms and 13 fireplaces. Also on the five-acre site are a nine-sided barn and hexagonal tea house, which was built in 1806.[2][3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Robert Bromeley and Mrs. Patrick W. Harrington (August 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Belvidere". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Unfiled NHL Nomination Form for Villa Belvidere". Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. and "Accompanying five photos". Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ Ron Taylor, Welcome to “Villa Belvidere” and the Belvidere Farms Archived August 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Villa Belvidere - Album of Clark Family, owners, 1910–1947
- Villa Belvidere at flickr
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-6011, "Belvidere, South of intersection Camp Road & Gibson Hill Road, Belvidere vicinity, Allegany County, NY", 15 photos, 10 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. NY-6011-A, "Belvidere, Barn", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. NY-6011-B, "Belvidere, Gazebo", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
- Belvidere - Belmont, NY - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com