Amelia Barr House
Amelia Barr House | |
Hudson Highlands MRA | |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001211[1] |
|---|---|
| Added to NRHP | November 23, 1982 |
The Cornwall on Hudson,[2] a village in Orange County, New York, United States. It is on the slopes of Storm King Mountain, near Storm King School. Barr, the most published American female writer born in the 19th century, lived here during the most prolific and successful period of her career.
Barr, an
Abbot Handerson Thayer. After highly regarded local builders Mead and Taft renovated it extensively, she renamed it Cherry Croft, and accordingly most of her work from that time period came to be known as the Cherry Croft novels. She summered there until selling it in 1915, when she moved to White Plains
to be cared for by her daughter Lilly.
Mead and White's renovations resulted in a 3,500-square foot (315 m2) three-
bathrooms, library, living room and dining room. It has a 1,000-square foot (90 m2) wraparound porch. Barr had a turreted writing room added on upstairs for her use. The original fixtures and trim, including the window screens, are still in place. In 1982, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
.
It has been repainted in white and black from the brown with red trim Barr favored. After continuous occupation since Barr's day, in April 2006 it became vacant, and remains so, although work is actively being done on the house as of 2007[update].
References
- Notes
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ New York Times 1911
- Bibliography
- "AMELIA BARR TO SELL HOME", The New York Times, New York, 30 December 1911
