Zimmerman House - Horseheads, NY
Posted by: ripraff
N 42° 09.784 W 076° 49.186
18T E 349673 N 4669484
"The home was designed and built by Eugene Zimmerman and his father in law. “Zim” a renowned political cartoonist in the 1800’s who married a local girl and settled in our community."
Waymark Code: WMRE5T
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2016
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"Zimmerman House, also known as Zim House, is a historical structure located in Horseheads, New York. It was the home of cartoonist Eugene Zimmerman, also known as "Zim". The architectural and historic significance of the house led to its listing in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Zimmerman designed the house in 1890 in a Queen Anne style. It was built by his father-in-law, Alvah Beard. Zimmerman also designed the Zim Bandstand in nearby Teal Park. Both are in Horseheads's1855 Extension Historic District.
The house is open for tour by appointment with the Horseheads Historical Society and features some of Zimmerman's works on display."
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"The home includes all of the original contents consisting of papers, sketches, correspondence, furniture and many fine mementos of Zim’s life, is on the National Register."
"Zim House was conveyed in 1980 to the Historical Society by Laura Zimmerman, Zims only child."