Theodore Burr House (also known as Oxford Memorial Library) is a historic home located at

Oxford Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...

Chenango County, New York Chenango County is a County (United States), county located in the south-central section U.S. state of New York (state), New York. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 47,220. Its county seat is Norwich, New York ...

. It is a box like, wood-frame 2-story building with recessed -story wings. It was built between 1810 and 1812 by

Theodore Burr Theodore Burr (August 16, 1771 – November 22, 1822) was an inventor from Torrington, Connecticut, who was credited with the Burr Arch Truss bridge design. He designed and built one of the first bridges across the Hudson River and several b ...

(1771–1822), one of the founding settlers of Oxford. It was a private residence until 1843, then a rectory until 1900 when it became the public library building. ''See also:'' It was added to 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 September 11, 1981.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Federal architecture in New York (state) Houses completed in 1812 Houses in Chenango County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Chenango County, New York {{ChenangoCountyNY-NRHP-stub