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on the side elevations, with the first floor's two windows on the east facade occupying the middle and northern bays and the upper story windows in the bays not used below them. A variety of window patterns are in use, including a rare 12-over-12 single-hung sash. Some have original
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An enclosed stairway leads up to the second story. There, a wider central hall separates three bedrooms and a bathroom. The floors are also random plank; the ceilings are low, about 6 feet 11 inches (2.1 m). Another set of stairs leads to the attic, where
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state line. It sits near the front, closer to the street than the other houses in the area, of its half-acre (2,000 m) lot, divided from similar residential properties to the north and south on South Middletown and the west on Kerry Court, a small
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frame houses in the county, and possibly the oldest house in Pearl River. It retains much of its integrity, including original interior finishes and exterior hardware, despite renovations in the 19th and 20th centuries. In 1986 it and its
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its original appearance by removing the columns. Inside they upgraded and modernized the kitchen. In 1980 they built the wellhouse and toolshed. There have been no other significant changes to the property since then.
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18 inches (46 cm) thick. The slope of the underlying land exposes eight feet (2.4 m) of the foundation on the west side, giving it the appearance of an extra story. It is sided in
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elements of their own, such as the door and window surrounds, around 1840, in a similar attempt to bring the house in keeping with contemporary trends. They sold it themselves in 1851.
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with original hardware and single-hung sash window. The house is also one of the few surviving frame houses from that era; most of its contemporaries that remain are built of dressed
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There are two other outbuildings on the property, a wellhouse and shed. The lot slopes down significantly toward the west through landscaped gardens and a footpath. A large
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off Gilbert, by rows of tall, mature deciduous trees. The neighborhood is exclusively residential, mostly suburban houses built in the late 20th century, on smaller lots.
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From then on, it passed through a series of owners for the rest of the 19th century. At one point full length columns were added to front to create a
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The basement level is divided between an unfinished half on the east and the original kitchen and common room on the west. There is evidence of a
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to the Register listing. The well itself dates to the property's early years as a farmhouse and is therefore a contributing structure.
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The toolshed and wellhouse are architecturally sympathetic to the house. As they are of modern construction they are not considered
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added later. A one-story frame wing with steep gabled roof and picture windows projects from that side, and it has a wooden
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wood trim. It opens into a center hall dividing the building. In the front are a parlor and dining room, both with
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Originally it was the main house of a farm that covered much of that neighborhood. It is one of the rare remaining
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climbs to the main entrance, in the center of the facade. It is flanked by two six-over-six double-hung
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At the southwest corner of the house is a wellhouse, a modern frame structure. It shelters an original
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in 1769 note the house, and suggest that it was relatively new. Contemporary records related to the
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with full-width overhanging eave, restrained decor and center hall floor plan. Less common are the
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beams and numbered, pegged roof framing are visible along with the change in chimney materials.
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Tunis Cooper, the new owner, in turn sold it to Cornelius Demarest in 1837. By this point the
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runs the length of the facade. The symmetry of the front is in contrast with the asymmetrical
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four feet (1.3 m) wide and 20 feet (6.1 m) deep, sided in fieldstone stacked without
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Salyer later acquired an additional 72 acres (29 ha) from John Suffern, founder of
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brick floor have been added. The original storage room hosts a modern kitchen facility.
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Records from surveys done to establish the colonial boundary near the end of the
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on its stone wall behind the fireplace. That has its original wooden Federal
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On the floors are wood planks of random widths and lengths fastened to the
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockland County, New York
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by handwrought nails. The walls are plaster over the early clay and straw
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that covered not only portions of what is today Rockland County but also
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with narrow corner boards and scale-shaped shingles in the apexes of the
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on its own west. The basement of the north side is mostly covered by an
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
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interior detailing had probably been added. The Demarests added some
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New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
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National Register of Historic Places in Rockland County, New York
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fireplace in the former kitchen, and the outline of the old
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It is oriented perpendicular to the street, with its south
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The building itself is a two-and-a-half-story five-by-five-
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and their descendants in the region. Among these are the
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The house is located on the west side of the street, two
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serving as the front. A wooden staircase with a slatted
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Interactive map showing the location for Slayer House
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pilasters and molded wood trim over brick and stone
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
564:In 1960 the Conques family acquired the home. They 372:On the west profile is a rear entrance, a paneled 392:The recessed main entrance is surrounded by wide 1317: 561:. No changes were made to the interior layout. 55:South (front) elevation and east profile, 2008 706: 655: 653: 651: 649: 647: 645: 643: 641: 639: 637: 635: 633: 631: 629: 627: 625: 623: 621: 1305:National Register of Historic Places Portal 99: 74: 1346:Historic house museums in New York (state) 1290: 713: 699: 659: 49: 722:U.S. National Register of Historic Places 618: 38:U.S. National Register of Historic Places 16:Historic house in New York, United States 333:brick chimneys at either end and a shed 270: 302:and evergreens are planted among them. 243:is located on South Middletown Road in 1318: 602:"National Register Information System" 596: 594: 541:the nearby village that bears his name 694: 1341:Museums in Rockland County, New York 607:National Register of Historic Places 265:National Register of Historic Places 1336:Houses in Rockland County, New York 591: 516:The house has many features of the 352:on either side with paneled wooden 247:, New York, United States. 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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
A gray wooden house seen from the side, lit by a setting sun from the left. Its roofline curves in segments, with a brick chimney at the crest. The upper section has wood shingled siding in a scale pattern.
Edward Salyer House is located in New York
Edward Salyer House is located in the United States
Pearl River
NY
Paterson, NJ
41°3′5″N 74°0′49″W / 41.05139°N 74.01361°W / 41.05139; -74.01361
86002178
Pearl River
wood frame
Dutch Colonial
well
National Register of Historic Places
lots
Rockland County
Route 20
New Jersey
cul-de-sac
black walnut
bay
fieldstone
foundation
clapboard
gambrel roof
corbeled
dormer window
facade
balustrade
sash windows

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