George Westinghouse Jr. Birthplace and Boyhood Home

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+12-story, rectangular frame residence in a vernacular Greek Revival style.[2]

George Westinghouse Jr. Birthplace and Boyhood Home
George Westinghouse Jr. birthplace, February 2011
George Westinghouse Jr. Birthplace and Boyhood Home is located in New York
George Westinghouse Jr. Birthplace and Boyhood Home
George Westinghouse Jr. Birthplace and Boyhood Home is located in the United States
George Westinghouse Jr. Birthplace and Boyhood Home
LocationWestinghouse Rd., Central Bridge, New York
Coordinates42°42′32″N 74°19′56″W / 42.70889°N 74.33222°W / 42.70889; -74.33222
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1846; 178 years ago (1846)
NRHP reference No.86000489[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 20, 1986

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1986.[1][3][4]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Mark L. Peckham (December 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: George Westinghouse Jr. Birthplace and Boyhood Home" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying six photographs
  3. ^ George Westinghouse Jr., Birthplace and Boyhood Home -All info about this place-.
  4. ^ National Register of Historic Places - NEW YORK - Schoharie County.