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Kenyon Residences

Coordinates: 42°34′45″N 75°3′30″W / 42.57917°N 75.05833°W / 42.57917; -75.05833
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Kenyon Residences
Kenyon Residences, September 2012
Kenyon Residences is located in New York
Kenyon Residences
Kenyon Residences is located in the United States
Kenyon Residences
Location60 and 62 Main St., Mt. Vision, New York
Coordinates42°34′45″N 75°3′30″W / 42.57917°N 75.05833°W / 42.57917; -75.05833
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectKenyon, Isaac E. and Alfred B.
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.04000093[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 26, 2004

Kenyon Residences, also known as Twin Sisters, is a pair of historic home and located at Mt. Vision in Otsego County, New York. They are a pair of Greek Revival style 2-story, wood-frame dwellings. They both have temple form facades characterized by Doric order columns supporting over scaled, elaborately embellished pediments. The house at 62 Main St. was built between 1839 and 1851. The main block of the house at 60 Main St. was also built between 1839 and 1851, with a three-room, 1+12-story wing added about 1859. Also on the property is a shed.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Kathleen LaFrank (October 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Kenyon Residences". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-01-14. See also: "Accompanying 10 photos".