The Alexander Thompson House is one of several originally built by members of the Thompson family in
Thompson Ridge, a hamlet in the
Town of Crawford in
Orange County
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,
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. It is located, like the others, along
NY 302 just south of the intersection with Thompson Ridge Road.
It is split between two different eras. The northeast portion of the house is believed to be part of the original structure. In 1822, however, the southeast portion was built in the
Federal Style
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. It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1997.
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Houses in Orange County, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, New York
Houses completed in 1822
Federal architecture in New York (state)
1822 establishments in New York (state)