Overlook (Little Falls, New York)
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Overlook, also known as the Burrell Mansion, is a historic home located at Little Falls
in Herkimer County, New York
. It was designed by noted architect Archimedes Russell
(1840 - 1915) and built about 1889 for industrialist and inventor David H. Burrell
(1841-1919). It is a three story, asymmetrical masonry building. It features three full height towers, two rounded with conical roofs and one polygonal. Also on the property is a contributing carriage house
and caretaker's cottage.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2009.
Little Falls (city), New York
Little Falls is a city in Herkimer County, New York, USA. The population was 5,188 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from a small cataract near the city....
in Herkimer County, New York
Herkimer County, New York
Herkimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It was created in 1791 north of the Mohawk River out of part of Montgomery County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 64,519. It is named after General Nicholas Herkimer, who died from battle wounds in 1777 after taking part...
. It was designed by noted architect Archimedes Russell
Archimedes Russell
Archimedes Russell was an American architect most active in the Syracuse, New York area.Born in Andover, Massachusetts and trained under local architect Horatio Nelson White, Russell served as a professor of architecture at Syracuse University from 1873 through 1881.In the course of his career he...
(1840 - 1915) and built about 1889 for industrialist and inventor David H. Burrell
David H. Burrell
David Hamlin Burrell was an American industrialist, inventor, and philanthropist based in Little Falls, New York. He achieved prominence through improvements and inventions related to the dairy industry during the late 19th- and early 20th centuries.He developed most of his inventions at his...
(1841-1919). It is a three story, asymmetrical masonry building. It features three full height towers, two rounded with conical roofs and one polygonal. Also on the property is a contributing 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...
and caretaker's cottage.
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 2009.