National Register of Historic Places

Morschauser, Charles, House

Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York
Listed
August 17, 2014
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
14000487

About this property

Charles Morschauser House, also known as the House on the Hill, is a historic home located at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York. It was built in 1902, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, frame dwelling with a hipped roof and a projecting, offset front gable. The façade features a one-story, flat-roofed, wraparound porch. The house belonged to a local attorney, Charles Morschauser, who commissioned local architect William J. Beardsley to design the home after he had represented him in a legal matter. Morschauser had acquired an almost 3-acre parcel that had formerly been part of an estate named Mountain View, located on an oversized city lot fronting five different streets. Due to its dignified and grand appearance perched atop a knoll, the design had gained local attention in a couple of newspapers at the time. It is a transitional style containing elements of Queen Anne and Colonial Revival architecture with a blending of materials. The first story boasts a stonework façade while the second has clapboard siding, allowing it to stand out from other houses constructed at the time. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.

Location

115 Hooker Ave.
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York
41.69027, -73.91982

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When was Morschauser, Charles, House listed on the National Register?

Morschauser, Charles, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 17, 2014.

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Morschauser, Charles, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Morschauser, Charles, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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