Abraham Best House

	Abraham Best House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Abraham Best House, April 2015
	Interactive map showing the location for Abraham Best House
Location	113 Vischer Ferry Rd.,; near Vischer Ferry, New York
Coordinates	42°48′44″N 73°49′34″W / 42.81222°N 73.82611°W
Area	3.0 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	c. 1815, c. 1900
Built by	Harder, John
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	11000452
Added to NRHP	July 14, 2011

The Abraham Best House is a historic house located at 113 Vischer Ferry Road near Vischer Ferry, Saratoga County, New York.

Description and history

It was built in about 1815 by Abraham and Harriet Best of Claverack, Columbia County, and is a two-story, five-bay wide, Federal style brick dwelling.^[2] It has a 1+1⁄2-story rear kitchen ell. The house sits on a limestone foundation and the front block has a side gable roof and interior end chimneys. The house was renovated in the 1940s. The front facade features a Palladian window on the second floor over the main entry. Also on the property is a contributing barn (c. 1900).^[3]^: 5–6

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 14, 2011.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/11/11 through 7/15/11. National Park Service. 2011-07-22.
^ "Abraham Best House 1815 - Clifton Park". www.cliftonpark.org. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes John Scherer (May 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Abraham Best House" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. and Accompanying photographs

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[nps-1] "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/11/11 through 7/15/11. National Park Service. 2011-07-22.

[2] "Abraham Best House 1815 - Clifton Park". www.cliftonpark.org. Retrieved 2017-08-09.

[NysNrhpNom-3] "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes John Scherer (May 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Abraham Best House" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. and Accompanying photographs

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