Elmwood, also known as the William N. Alward House, is a historic home located at Nunda in

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. It was built about 1855 and is a two-story, Italianate style frame dwelling designed by Rochester architects

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. It has an overhanging low hipped roof with decorative brackets and topped by a cupola. It features a double wood door entrance with a surround of decorative side panels, ornate brackets and a projecting, decorative wood balconette. Also on the property are contributing two gambrel roofed barns (c. 1885, c. 1890), a

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gas house (c. 1891), a small glass and wood

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, and a small shed and a larger shed/workshop. ''Note:'' This includes an
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/ref> It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Italianate architecture in New York (state) Houses completed in 1855 Houses in Livingston County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Livingston County, New York {{LivingstonCountyNY-NRHP-stub