Carll S. Burr Mansion
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Carll S. Burr Mansion is a historic home located at
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in
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. It is an imposing -story, seven bay shingled residence. The decorative roofline features a flat roofed belvedere with a bracketed cornice and a
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. It was built about 1830 and remodeled in the
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style between 1881 and 1885. Also on the property are a contributing barn and cottage. Additionally it was said to be a horse race training farm during the 19th Century. It was added to the
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in 1985.


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