Hurst-Pierrepont Estate
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Hurst-Pierrepont Estate is a historic estate located at Garrison
in Putnam County, New York
. It was designed by noted architect Alexander Jackson Davis
(1803-1892) for Edwards Pierrepont
(1817-1892) and built in 1867. It is a two story brick Gothic villa. It features a four story, flat roofed tower. Also on the property is a cow barn and carriage house
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1982.
Garrison, New York
Garrison is a hamlet in Putnam County, New York, United States. It is part of the town of Philipstown and is on the east side of the Hudson River, across from the United States Military Academy at West Point...
in Putnam County, New York
Putnam County, New York
Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the lower Hudson River Valley. Putnam county formed in 1812, when it detached from Dutchess County. , the population was 99,710. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. The county seat is the hamlet of Carmel...
. It was designed by noted architect Alexander Jackson Davis
Alexander Jackson Davis
Alexander Jackson Davis, or A. J. Davis , was one of the most successful and influential American architects of his generation, in particular his association with the Gothic Revival style....
(1803-1892) for Edwards Pierrepont
Edwards Pierrepont
Edwards Pierrepont was an American statesman, jurist and lawyer.-Biography:Born in North Haven, Connecticut, he graduated from Yale University and New Haven Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1840 and practiced law in Columbus, Ohio, from 1840 to 1845...
(1817-1892) and built in 1867. It is a two story brick Gothic villa. It features a four story, flat roofed tower. Also on the property is a cow barn and 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...
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1982.