Stuart Perry and William Swezey Houses, are two historic homes located at

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. They were built in the late 1840s to plans by Alexander Jackson Davis. They are largely identical

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style, asymmetrical plan, masonry dwellings. They consist of a hipped roof block, centrally placed tower, and gable ended block. ''Note:'' This includes an
''Accompanying photographs''
/ref> The Perry house has also been known, at various times in its history, as Riverview and The Three Islands. The Swezey house has been known as the Green Tea Cup Inn and Villa Newlife. The two houses were listed on the

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in 2012.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Houses completed in 1849 Italianate architecture in New York (state) Houses in Herkimer County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Herkimer County, New York {{HerkimerCountyNY-NRHP-stub

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