The John J. Aiken House (also known as the Aiken-Silvernail House) was a historic house located at 6805 Poverty Hill Road in
Ellicottville,
Cattaraugus County, New York
Cattaraugus County (locally known as Catt County) is a county in Western New York, with one side bordering Pennsylvania. As of the United States 2020 census, the population was 77,042. The county seat is Little Valley. The county was created ...
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Description and history
It was built in about 1837, and is a two-story, "L"-plan, heavy timber-framed dwelling with modest
Greek Revival
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but ...
style detailing. It is set on a stone foundation, has a front gable roof, and is sheathed in narrow clapboard sheathing. It was built by Rev John J. Aiken, Presbyterian minister and agent with the
American Bible Society
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It was listed on 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 ...
on February 20, 2013.
References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Houses completed in 1837
Houses in Cattaraugus County, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Cattaraugus County, New York
Greek Revival houses in New York (state)
Demolished but still listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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