Belvidere, also known as Villa Belvidere, is a historic home located in

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, near Belmont,

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. Built in 1804 from plans attributed to

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, it is an outstanding example of

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. The mansion was constructed for early settler

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, former English

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and brother-in-law of

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through his wife

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Description

Belvidere is a large stone-and-brick mansion with a -story central block over a partial basement, a 2-story-over-basement east wing, and -story service wing. The house contains 30 rooms and 13 fireplaces. Also on the five-acre site are a nine-sided barn and hexagonal

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, which was built in 1806. ''See also:'' and Ron Taylor, Welcome to “Villa Belvidere” and the Belvidere Farms
It was listed on the

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in 1972.

References

External links

Villa Belvidere - Album of Clark Family, owners, 1910–1947Villa Belvidere at flickr
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Belvidere - Belmont, NY - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Historic American Buildings Survey in New York (state) Federal architecture in New York (state) Houses completed in 1804 Benjamin Henry Latrobe buildings and structures Houses in Allegany County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Allegany County, New York {{AlleganyCountyNY-NRHP-stub