Hedge Lawn is a historic home located at Colonie in Albany County, New York. It was built in 1870 and is an unusual 2+1⁄2-story mansion designed in a composite style with Greek Revival and Second Empire style elements. It features a Mansard roof with scalloped slate shingles, three pedimented dormers, and a monumental portico across the front elevation supported by six massive Doric order columns. Also on the property are a contributing carriage house, lawns, mature plantings, iron fence, and two wagon sheds.[2]
Hedge Lawn | |
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| Location | 592 Broadway, Colonie, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°42′21″N 73°42′55″W / 42.70583°N 73.71528°W |
| Area | 5.3 acres (2.1 ha) |
| Built | 1870 |
| Architect | Hoffman, Ernest |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Second Empire |
| MPS | Colonie Town MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85002710[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 3, 1985 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ David G. Barnet (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hedge Lawn". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-13.