Pelhamdale
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Pelhamdale, also known as The Old Stone House of Philip Pell II, is a historic home located at Pelham Manor
, Westchester County, New York
. It was built about 1750 as a single story dwelling and expanded after 1823. It is a two story, five bay, stone residence faced in coursed, rock-faced stone ranging incolor from muted orange and red to gray. It has white native sandstone
Doric order
columns on the front porch, lintels and sills, and a plain brick entabulature. It features two, two story bay window
s flaning the main entrance. Philip Pell II was a grandson of Thomas Pell
(1608–1669).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1982.
Pelham Manor, New York
Pelham Manor is a village located in Westchester County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 census, the village had a total population of 5,486. It is located in the town of Pelham.- Demographics :...
, Westchester County, New York
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...
. It was built about 1750 as a single story dwelling and expanded after 1823. It is a two story, five bay, stone residence faced in coursed, rock-faced stone ranging incolor from muted orange and red to gray. It has white native sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
Doric order
Doric order
The Doric order was one of the three orders or organizational systems of ancient Greek or classical architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian.-History:...
columns on the front porch, lintels and sills, and a plain brick entabulature. It features two, two story bay window
Bay window
A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room, either square or polygonal in plan. The angles most commonly used on the inside corners of the bay are 90, 135 and 150 degrees. Bay windows are often associated with Victorian architecture...
s flaning the main entrance. Philip Pell II was a grandson of Thomas Pell
Thomas Pell
Dates may not be entirely accurate in this article due to disagreements between sources.Thomas Pell was a physician who was famous for buying the area known as Pelham, Westchester, New York, as well as land that now includes the eastern Bronx and southern Westchester County. He founded the town...
(1608–1669).
It was added to 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.