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	Litchfield Villa
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	South side
Location	Prospect Park W. and 5th St., New York, New York
Built	1854-1857
Architect	Davis,A.J.; Vaux,Calvert
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	77000946
Added to NRHP	September 14, 1977

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Litchfield Villa (or "Grace Hill") is an Italianate mansion built in 1854 - 11857 on a large private estate that has since become part of Prospect Park, Brooklyn.^[2] The villa was designed by Alexander Jackson Davis, America's leading architect of the fashionable Italianate style for railroad and real estate developer Edwin Clark Litchfield.^[3]

The structure is considered to be Davis' greatest Italianate villa, and is currently the headquarters of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Davis also designed a coach house, greenhouse, and chicken house for the property, none of which is extant.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[1]^[4]

After years of neglect, an extensive renovation was funded by an anonymous descendent of the Litchfield family. The renovation, under the direction of architect Ralph Carmosino, was completed in 2008. The original stucco was removed from the house, and many of the interior details, including the elaborately painted ceiling murals, were lost.

It is located on Prospect Park West at 5th Street.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ The Litchfield Villa; Back to the Past for a Landmark in Prospect Park, By CHRISTOPHER GRAY, New York Times, March 12, 1989 [1]
^ Alexander Jackson Davis, American Architect, 1803-1892, by Amelia Peck, 1992 , p. 94
^ Lawrence E. Gobrecht (December 2, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Litchfield Villa". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2008-08-16. (includes one map) See also: "Accompanying five photos, exterior and interior, from 1976". and "Accompanying nomination correspondence".

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

[2] The Litchfield Villa; Back to the Past for a Landmark in Prospect Park, By CHRISTOPHER GRAY, New York Times, March 12, 1989 [1]

[3] Alexander Jackson Davis, American Architect, 1803-1892, by Amelia Peck, 1992 , p. 94

[nrhpinv_ny-4] Lawrence E. Gobrecht (December 2, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Litchfield Villa". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2008-08-16. (includes one map) See also: "Accompanying five photos, exterior and interior, from 1976". and "Accompanying nomination correspondence".

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-'''Litchfield Villa''' is an [[Italianate]] mansion built in 1854 - 11857 on a large private estate that has since become part of [[Prospect Park, Brooklyn]].<ref>The Litchfield Villa; Back to the Past for a Landmark in Prospect Park, By CHRISTOPHER GRAY, New York Times, March 12, 1989 [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE4DA1E3EF931A25750C0A96F948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print]</ref>
+'''Litchfield Villa''' (or "'''Grace Hill'''") is an [[Italianate]] mansion built in 1854 - 11857 on a large private estate that has since become part of [[Prospect Park, Brooklyn]].<ref>The Litchfield Villa; Back to the Past for a Landmark in Prospect Park, By CHRISTOPHER GRAY, New York Times, March 12, 1989 [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE4DA1E3EF931A25750C0A96F948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print]</ref> The villa was designed by [[Alexander Jackson Davis]], America's leading architect of the fashionable Italianate style for railroad and real estate developer Edwin Clark Litchfield.<ref>Alexander Jackson Davis, American Architect, 1803-1892,
+by Amelia Peck, 1992 , p. 94</ref>
+The structure is considered to be Davis' greatest Italianate villa, and is currently the headquarters of the [[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]. Davis also designed a coach house, greenhouse, and chicken house for the property, none of which is extant.
-The villa was designed by [[Alexander Jackson Davis]], America's leading architect of the fashionable Italianate style for railroad and real estate developer Edwin Clark Litchfield.<ref>Alexander Jackson Davis, American Architect, 1803-1892,
-by Amelia Peck, 1992 , p. 94</ref>
 It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1977.<ref name="nris"/><ref name="nrhpinv_ny">{{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3189 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Litchfield Villa | date=December 2, 1976 |accessdate=2008-08-16 |author=Lawrence E. Gobrecht |publisher=[[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]]}} (includes one map) ''See also:'' {{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3190 |title=Accompanying five photos, exterior and interior, from 1976}} and {{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3188 |title=Accompanying nomination correspondence}}</ref>
 After years of neglect, an extensive renovation was funded by an anonymous descendent of the Litchfield family.  The renovation, under the direction of architect [[Ralph Carmosino]], was  completed in 2008.<!-- <ref> New Life for Litchfield Villa in Prospect Park , By FRANCIS MORRONE,
-May 19, 2008, New York Sun, [http://www2.nysun.com/arts/new-life-for-litchfield-villa-in-prospect-park/76619/]</ref> Article has disappeared from NY Sun site. (R. I. P., NY Sun....) The link may be in process at www.archive.org and could reappear there in the near future. -->
+May 19, 2008, New York Sun, [http://www2.nysun.com/arts/new-life-for-litchfield-villa-in-prospect-park/76619/]</ref> Article has disappeared from NY Sun site. (R. I. P., NY Sun....) The link may be in process at www.archive.org and could reappear there in the near future. --> The original stucco was removed from the house, and many of the interior details, including the elaborately painted ceiling murals, were lost.
 [[File:Litchfield Villa PPW jeh.jpg|thumb|left|West side, from PPW]]

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