Yale-Cady Octagon House and Yale Lock Factory Site
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The Yale-Cady Octagon House and Yale Lock Factory Site is a private residence at 7550 North Main Street in Newport
, New York
, comprising an historic octagonal house and the adjoining site of the lock factory of Linus Yale, Sr.
and his son Linus Yale, Jr.
, the inventor of the cylinder lock
. Linus Yale, Sr., built the house in 1849 as a gift for his daughter, Chlothilda, who had married Ira L. Cady on July 8, 1839. Currently, the house is a private residence and the Yale Lock Factory is in ruins.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2007.
It is a property with several interesting details, including overhanging eaves with pairs of curvilinear brackets, cupola and bay windows which are typical of the Italianate style.
Newport, New York
Newport, New York is the name of a town and a village in Herkimer County, New York, USA:*Newport , New York*Newport , New York...
, New York
New York
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, comprising an historic octagonal house and the adjoining site of the lock factory of Linus Yale, Sr.
Linus Yale, Sr.
Linus Yale, Sr. was an American inventor and manufacturer of locks.He was born in Middletown, Connecticut, and later moved with his parents to Salisbury, New York. Yale opened a lock shop in the early 1840s in Newport , New York, specializing in bank locks. In 1850 his son, Linus Yale, Jr...
and his son Linus Yale, Jr.
Linus Yale, Jr.
Linus Yale, Jr. was an American mechanical engineer and manufacturer, best known for his inventions of locks, especially the cylinder lock. His locks are still widely distributed in today’s society, and constitute a majority of personal locks and safes. Linus Yale, Jr. was born in Salisbury, NY....
, the inventor of the cylinder lock
Cylinder lock
A cylinder lock is a lock constructed with a cylinder that a locksmith can easily unscrew to facilitate rekeying. The cylinder may contain any of a variety of locking mechanisms, including the pin tumbler lock, the wafer tumbler lock and the disc tumbler lock....
. Linus Yale, Sr., built the house in 1849 as a gift for his daughter, Chlothilda, who had married Ira L. Cady on July 8, 1839. Currently, the house is a private residence and the Yale Lock Factory is in ruins.
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 2007.
It is a property with several interesting details, including overhanging eaves with pairs of curvilinear brackets, cupola and bay windows which are typical of the Italianate style.