Big House, Palisades

Name: Big House
Address: Palisades, United States

#32 among attractions in Palisades

Gothic Revival architecture

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Big House is a historic home located at Palisades in Rockland County, New York. The Big House is the oldest dwelling in Palisades and the only building remaining from the hamlet's formative years. It was built about 1735 and is a large stone dwelling in a vernacular ethnic "Dutch" style. It consists of a rectangular central block flanked on either side by wings. In the nomination for the National Register of Historic Places it is further described as embodying ()

Built: 1735 (289 years ago)Coordinates: 41°0'45"N, 73°54'47"W

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Big House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rockland Country Club, Christ Church, Tallman Mountain State Park, Haring-Eberle House.

0.9 miNW
Golf
Rockland Country Club, Palisades
22 min walk • Rockland Country Club is located in Sparkill, New York, and features an 18-hole golf course.
1.4 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Christ Church, Palisades
36 min walk • Christ Church, also known as Christ Episcopal Church, is a historic Episcopal church located at Sparkill in Rockland County, New York. It was designed by architect Charles Babcock and built in 1864–1865. It is a Gothic Revival style bluestone rubble church.
1 miN
Park
Tallman Mountain State Park, Palisades
26 min walk • Tallman Mountain State Park is a 687-acre state park in Rockland County, New York, located adjacent to the Hudson River in the Town of Orangetown just south of Piermont. It is part of the Palisades Interstate Park System.
~280 ftSE
Gothic Revival architecture
Haring-Eberle House, Palisades
2 min walk • Haring-Eberle House is a historic home located at Palisades in Rockland County, New York. It took its present form about 1865 and is a distinctive example of Gothic Revival style residential design. Also on the property is a carriage house.
~1710 ftSE
Gothic Revival architecture
Neiderhurst, Palisades
9 min walk • Neiderhurst is a historic estate located at Palisades in Rockland County, New York. The main estate house was built as a summer home between 1872 and 1874 in the High Victorian Gothic style.
0.4 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture
Seven Oaks Estate, Palisades
11 min walk • Seven Oaks Estate, the former Charles F. Park estate, is a historic estate located at Palisades in Rockland County, New York designed by George E. Woodward, an editor of the Horticulturist magazine.
1.2 miSW
Neighbourhood
Rockleigh, Palisades
32 min walk • Rockleigh Historic District is located in Rockleigh, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 29, 1977.
0.6 miSE
Laboratory, Universities and schools
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades
16 min walk • The Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory is the scientific research center of the Columbia Climate School, and a unit of The Earth Institute at Columbia University. It focuses on climate and earth sciences and is located on a 189-acre campus in Palisades, New York, 18 miles north of Manhattan on the Hudson River.

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Nearby attractions include Haring-Eberle House, Palisades (2 min walk), Neiderhurst, Palisades (9 min walk), Seven Oaks Estate, Palisades (11 min walk), Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades (16 min walk).

Big House, Palisades

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Big House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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