National Register of Historic Places

Westinghouse, George, Jr., Birthplace and Boyhood Home

Central Bridge, Schoharie County, New York
Listed
March 20, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86000489

About this property

The George Westinghouse Jr. Birthplace and Boyhood Home is a historic home located at Central Bridge in Schoharie County, New York. The property includes two 19th-century residences, two small barns, a well house and privy, as well as the site of a combined blacksmith shop and threshing machine works. The house where inventor George Westinghouse was born, built circa 1825, is a 1+1⁄2-story, rectangular frame residence in a vernacular Greek Revival style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1986.

Location

Central Bridge, Schoharie County, New York
42.70906, -74.33177

Categories

INVENTION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Westinghouse, George, Jr., Birthplace and Boyhood Home listed on the National Register?

Westinghouse, George, Jr., Birthplace and Boyhood Home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Westinghouse, George, Jr., Birthplace and Boyhood Home?

Westinghouse, George, Jr., Birthplace and Boyhood Home is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Westinghouse, George, Jr., Birthplace and Boyhood Home?

The period of significance for Westinghouse, George, Jr., Birthplace and Boyhood Home is recorded as the industrial era.

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