National Register of Historic Places

Bowen, Benjamin, House

Newport, Herkimer County, New York
Listed
November 5, 1998
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
98001342

About this property

The Benjamin Bowen House (also known as What Cheer Hall) is a historic house located at 7482 Main Street in Newport, Herkimer County, New York. It is a two-story, nearly square limestone block residence in the Federal style, and was built in 1812 by Benjamin Bowen (1759-1824) who came from Rhode Island with the financial backing of his brothers, Dr. William Bowen and Ephraim Bowen Esq. to establish a saw mill, a grist mill, a distillery, and the Newport Cotton Manufacturing Co. along the banks of the West Canada Creek using a dam and diversion canal. Bowen left Newport for Tennessee after suffering financial losses in 1815. His daughter, Lydia, eventually acquired the property and it was subsequently passed down through the generations through her oldest stepson, Standish Barry Jr., until 1944. Since then the house has had a new family about every ten years. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 5, 1998. Also on the property is a stone smokehouse.

Location

7482 Main St.
Newport, Herkimer County, New York
43.18773, -75.05212

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Bowen, Benjamin, House listed on the National Register?

Bowen, Benjamin, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 5, 1998.

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Bowen, Benjamin, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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