National Register of Historic Places

Hart, Eleazer, House

Yonkers, Westchester County, New York
Listed
July 28, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82003417

About this property

Eleazer Hart House is a historic home located at 243 Bronxville Road in the Cedar Knolls section of Southeast Yonkers, Westchester County, New York, United States. It was built in 1788 and is a Federal period residence. The building incorporates an earlier tenant farmhouse dating from the Philipse Manor era (1684–1783) and most likely dates to about 1760. The older house is a 1+1⁄2-story, three-by-two-bay building on a stone foundation. The main house is five bays wide on the first floor and three bays on the second. It has a gable roof and is clad in wide shingles, painted white. Also on the property is a 1+1⁄2-story, gable-roofed barn. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Location

243 Bronxville Rd.
Yonkers, Westchester County, New York
40.94135, -73.84074

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When was Hart, Eleazer, House listed on the National Register?

Hart, Eleazer, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Hart, Eleazer, House?

Hart, Eleazer, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Hart, Eleazer, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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