Architecture Around the World

John Hamilton House
at Genesee Country Village, & Museum

Built:

1870

Style:

Italianate, with a French mansard roof added later when Second Empire style was trendy

Original location:

Campbell, NY

Original owner:

John Hamilton

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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

 

 

 

 

       

Eastlake (Renaissance Revival?) style table ... Eastlake chairs

Detail of Eastlake style chair

Detail of Eastlake style chair

Wooten desk

Rococo Revival sofa

Courting sofa

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


Special thanks to Public Relations Manager Katie DeTar and the many helpful docents for their assistance

Photos and their arrangement © 2005 Chuck LaChiusa
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