The Alvord House is a historic stone farmhouse in the town of
Salina, New York
Salina is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 33,710 at the 2010 census. The name of the town is derived from the Latin word for "salt". Salina is a northwestern suburb of the city of Syracuse.
History
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, just north of
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. The Alvord family were merchants in the then-emerging salt manufacturing business in the Salina area in the early 19th century. In 1835, this house was constructed on what was then a large tract of farmland. It was the main house amongst a small cluster of other homes and outbuildings on the family farm.
[ ''Note:'' Accompanying this are: and ] Presently, the stone house is all that remains of the Alvord estate. It is contained within a small public park in the hamlet of
Lyncourt
Lyncourt is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 4,250 at the 2010 census.
Lyncourt is in the town of Salina.
Geography
Lyncourt is located at (43.080266, -76.122450).
Accordin ...
. The house was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1976.
See also
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References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Houses in Onondaga County, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Onondaga County, New York
Houses completed in 1835
1835 establishments in New York (state)
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