Sherwood House
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Sherwood House is a historic home located at Yonkers
, Westchester County, New York
. It was built in 1740 and is a 1-story frame structure on an exposed basement built into a hillside. Additions and modifications took place about 1810, 1850, and 1880. It features a 2-story porch spanning the entire facade and a Dutch door
. The house was extensively remodeled in 1955. Also on the property is a -story, frame caretaker's cottage and a barn. Both were built about 1850.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1984.
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York , and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976...
, 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 in 1740 and is a 1-story frame structure on an exposed basement built into a hillside. Additions and modifications took place about 1810, 1850, and 1880. It features a 2-story porch spanning the entire facade and a Dutch door
Dutch door
A Dutch door , or stable door , or half door , is a door divided horizontally in such a fashion that the bottom half may remain shut while the top half opens...
. The house was extensively remodeled in 1955. Also on the property is a -story, frame caretaker's cottage and a barn. Both were built about 1850.
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 1984.