1852 Greek Revival – Nunda, NY
Added to OHD on 10/5/18 - Last OHD Update: 4/12/20 -
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30 Massachusetts St, Nunda, NY 14517
Map: Aerial
$165,900- 6 Bed
- 3.5 Bath
- 5920 Sq Ft
- 1.3 Ac.
Built in 1852, this house has so much room and then some. Built for assemblyman Bell, it has 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths in the main house, 12 ft ceilings, natural wood work, 3 working fireplaces. Formal living rm w/ marble fp. Master suite w lg bedroom, bath,dressing room with floor to ceiling closets. Marble fp mantle is avail if new owner want a fp in the master suite. There is a servants quarters that is now a laundry room and office, and a 2 bedroom 1 bath apartment. Carriage house has 3 bays and storage area that could be a 1 bd guest suite or apt with its own fireplace. Underground RR room still accessible. So much to offer. No showings until Open House on 10/13 from 12-2. Negotiations will begin on 10/17/18. Make your appt to see this exquisite home. 24 hr notice for all showings.
Contact Information
Tiffney Malloy, Letchworth Valley Realty(585) 493-2337
Links, Photos & Additional Info
State: New York | Region: Northeast (Middle Atlantic) | Associated Styles or Type: Greek Revival
Period & Associated Styles: Greek Revival (1825-1860), Romantic Era
Features: Neighborhood, Painted Wood
Period & Associated Styles: Greek Revival (1825-1860), Romantic Era
Features: Neighborhood, Painted Wood
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What a pretty and gracious house. Love the high ceilings, trimwork, and the chandeliers.(especially that first one shown in the 7th pic! sigh.)
I love the front door and all of the great plaster work in the ceilings.
This home is near where I live and sure would be fun to go see it!
We are still looking for a Dream Home and this is near the area that is desirable.
I love the chandeliers!
Elegant home. I love the stark simplicity of the outside. I have a door just like the one they show that I assume was for the underground RR. I wonder what mine was for. It’s stuffed with insulation right now.
Actually, that lovely front door was created to match the lovely interior, with its wonderful woodwork and fine ornamental plaster ceilings. It was typical of front doors for expensive homes of the ‘Greek Revival’ era. There were a number of popular architectural plan books available before the Civil War that show similar designs. Because outside doors take a beating from the weather, exceptionally fine doors like this one are a rare survival.
It would never have been created as a signal for the Underground Railroad because you would have to have trespassed to see its details. No African Americans on the run would have risked a daylight visit to confirm details on any front door.
Most sources on the history of the Underground Railroad credit ‘conductors’ with escorting escaped slaves from one ‘station’ to the next, but each knowing only a small part of the route to the next stop.
This is simply a lovely home, with a wonderful history.
Shown on old maps and known in local history as the Swain Mansion, the home of mill and railroad owner Samuel Swain Jr. (1809-1885).
http://www.alleganyhistory.org/places/towns-and-villages/f-j/grove/related-articles/2267-the-origin-of-swain
http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/16138/Nunda+002++Comminsville++Ossian/Livingston+County+1872/New+York/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113688865/samuel-swain