Scribner House (Cornwall)
The Scribner House is a residential building on Roe Avenue in Cornwall , New York , United States . It was built in 1910 as the main house in the summer residence of New York publisher Charles Scribner II , one of Charles Scribner's Sons . The architecture combines an interior design in the Colonial Revival with a shingled façade in Queen Anne Style , while also incorporating some elements of the Arts and Crafts Movement . The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 8, 1996 .
building
The house is located in the front part of a ten acre (about four hectares ) of grounds in a residential area on the Roe Avenue, just outside of Cornwall-on-Hudson . Large evergreen trees protect the house from the public eye and provide shade.
It is a two-and-a-half-story house built in timber frame construction with a mansard roof that is covered with wooden shingles . The facade is clad in a similar way. A large central fireplace is complemented by a small brick fireplace in the northeast corner. Two pavilions protrude from the main wing; in between there is a fitted gable roof with dormer windows. On the south side there is a one-and-a-half-story wing with a mansard roof, a two-story side wing with a gable roof adjoins the east side, a one-story veranda with a hipped roof is attached to the north, and there is a one-story extension on the east wing, which partly extends around its south and east side.
The main entrance on the west side is a centrally arranged double wooden door, which is let into the facade and is surrounded by molded wooden strips and side light windows. Above is a patterned glass skylight . Stone steps lead to the entrance and the veranda with the wooden balustrade . The flat roof of the veranda is supported by two Doric columns.
Most of the original furnishings have been preserved inside. The wooden interior with architraves and paneling of the walls and ceilings made of oak. The main staircase has winding stair posts with a wreath at the base and a Doric balustrade. The fireplace surrounds are made of bricks , plus a wood stove and the original lighting.
aesthetics
A spacious layout of the main house and the location on a spacious property, as well as the existing view of the Hudson River and the nearby Highlands are the outstanding features of country estates like the one of the Scribners. Its detailed landscaping is different from the Cornish country houses of earlier times.
The architecture combines a colonial revival interior with a shingled exterior facade in Queen Anne style . The latter is also due to features such as the protruding dormer windows , the window strips and the recessed entrance.
The influence of the contemporary period of the Arts and Crafts Movement can also be seen outside . Homes from the period, many of which were built in Adirondack and Catskill Park in other New York sites in the early 20th century, focused on the relationship between the people in their home and their surroundings, especially nature. In the Scribner House, these are the large-format window areas and open spaces inside, which were used to integrate the interior and exterior, as well as the use of natural motifs such as leaves and flowers to decorate the wooden furnishings and stained glass in the house.
Most of the interior decoration reflects the style of the Colonial Revival, which was also current at the time the house was built. Most noticeable are the wooden fittings such as the stairs, the landing, the wall paneling and the open fireplaces in the corners.
history
The Scribners built the house in 1910, at a time when Cornwall was still the popular summer destination it had become in the 19th century. Originally the house was part of a much larger park-like estate that was outside Cornwall-on-Hudson in the vicinity of most of the other country estates. The house was designed by Mead and Taft, a local architecture firm that has designed a number of other summer homes in Cornwall, including the Amelia Barr House .
In the 1950s, the original large balcony on the second floor was partially removed so that only the remaining section above the veranda on the ground floor remained. This remodel is the only significant change to the house since it was built. The Scribners' heirs sold the property in the 1960s and the property was then divided into pieces until only what is now about ten acres remained.
Individual evidence
- ↑ National Register Information System ( English ) In: National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ↑ a b c Kathleen LaFrank: National Register of Historic Places nomination, masts-Quinn Residence ( English ) New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . August 2002. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
Coordinates: 41 ° 26 '15 " N , 74 ° 1' 27" W.