The Henry Varnum Poor House, also known as "Crow House," is a historic home located on

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at New City in

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. It was built between about 1920 and 1949 by artist

Henry Varnum Poor Henry Varnum Poor (December 8, 1812 – January 4, 1905) was an American financial analyst and founder of H.V. and H.W. Poor Co, which later evolved into the financial research and analysis bellwether, Standard & Poor's. Biography Born in East A ...

(1887–1970). It combines elements of rustic Arts and Crafts Movement vernacular with elements of the

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movement. Also on the property are a studio dated to 1957; a small half-timbered mill building, 1921; woodshop, ca. 1920–1930; an outdoor

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from 1957; bridge, ca. 1950; and a terraced garden, 1926. ''See also:'' It was listed on the

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in 2007. About the same time the town of Ramapo purchased the house for $1.3 million with help of a $496,000 grant from the

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. There were also plans for contribution of furnishings and art from family heir Peter Varnum Poor, but thereafter, collections and restoration efforts barely moved or slid back through at least 2015.Moynihan, Colin, and Robin Pogrebin
"Efforts to Preserve Henry Varnum Poor’s House and Its History Have Stalled"
''New York Times'', August 14, 2015. Retrieved 2017-01-19.

References

External links

Henry Varnum Poor Foundation
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