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Amelia Barr House
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Amelia Barr House

Listed as “Barr, Amelia, House”

Cornwall’s first place on the National RegisterListed Nov 23, 1982; only 1,352 of New York’s 6,529 listings are older
Listed 1982Cornwall
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About

About Amelia Barr House

Amelia Barr House, at Mountain Rd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 23, 1982: the first place in Cornwall to be listed. Only 1,352 of New York’s 6,529 listings are older. The Register lists it for its literature and architecture, at the local level. It was listed as part of Hudson Highlands MRA. The listing covers 2 acres.

What it isHistoric house in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 12 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1881 to today

  1. 1881Built
  2. 1982Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 44 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 15 minutes

Mountain Rd., Cornwall · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Amelia Barr HouseStart here
  2. 2Gatehouse on Deerhill RoadBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3LeDoux/Healey HouseShingle Style · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Deer HillItalianate · next door
Around it

8 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BCanterbury Presbyterian ChurchFederal0.7 miBDavid Sutherland HouseBuilding0.8 miBA. J. Clark StoreItalianate0.8 miBScribner HouseShingle Style · Built 19100.8 miBDaniel Sutherland HouseStick Style0.9 miBPatrick Piggot HouseQueen Ann1 miBSands-Ring HouseVernacular1 miBUpland LawnGothic Revival1 mi

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Questions about Amelia Barr House

Is Amelia Barr House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 23, 1982 (Register number 82001211).

Is Amelia Barr House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New York has 273 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Knox Headquarters, 2.3 miles away.

Can you visit Amelia Barr House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Amelia Barr House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 12 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75314225 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.