John Hamilton House
at Genesee Country Village, & Museum
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1870 |
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Italianate, with a French mansard roof added later when Second Empire style was trendy |
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Original location: |
Campbell, NY |
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Original owner: |
John Hamilton |
TEXT Beneath Illustrations
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Italianate, with a French mansard roof added later when Second Empire style was trendy |
Iron cresting - commonly found on Second Empire style homes |
Italianate windows, not surprisingly, are based on Roman arches |
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Eastlake (Renaissance Revival?) style table ... Eastlake chairs |
Detail of Eastlake style chair |
Detail of Eastlake style chair |
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Rococo Revival sofa |
Courting sofa |
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Rococo Revival chair and table in foreground |
John Hamilton of Campbell, New York had arrived in 1843 as a shoemaker; but in 1870 he was the owner of tanneries, a leading figure in his community, and the proud possessor of a grand new house.-- Genesee Country Village, by Stuart Bolger, 1993
