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Bolton Priory
Bolton Priory (Pelham Manor, New York) is located in New York
Bolton Priory (Pelham Manor, New York)
Location7 Priory Lane, Pelham Manor, New York
Area3.7 acres (1.5 ha)
Built1838
ArchitectIrving, Washington
NRHP reference No.74001320 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 28, 1974

Bolton Priory is a historic home located at Pelham Manor, Westchester County, New York. It was built in 1838 as a home for the Bolton family and is an asymmetrical stone and brick building. It consists of a long two story block intersected by a two story, gable roofed wing. It features a four story, crenellated octagonal tower and three story crenellated, square brick tower. The building is reminiscent of the Elizabethan age.[2] Washington Irving gave yellow bricks from the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow to outline the construction date on the wall above the door.[3]

Bolton Priory serves as a fine reflection of the tastes and particular lifestyle of a cultivated, influential family in mid-19th century rural Pelham, as well as the romantic theories of architectural design emerging in America at that time. The Priory was illustrated in the first edition of Andrew Jackson Downing's influential "Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening" published in 1841, in which he described it as a "highly unique residence in the old English style."[4]

The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Lynn A. Beebe (May 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Bolton Priory". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-12-30. See also: "Accompanying three photos".
  3. ^ New York: A Guide to the Empire State (1940), p. 381, at Google Books
  4. ^ Andrew Jackson Downing (May 1967). A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening. Funk and Wagnalls (1967). p. 347. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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