Swart--Wilcox House - Oneonta, NY - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

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"open every Sunday during the summer for informal tours"
"In 1807, Revolutionary War Soldier Lawrence Swart (1753-1841), built this German Palatine Vernacular house on the banks of the Susquehanna River on land which had been purchased from the Wallace Patent. He cleared his 230 acres and lived there with his family until 1841."
"The land was sold to Peter Collier and Jared Goodyear who used this land to entice the railroad to come through Oneonta. In 1867, they sold the remaining 74 acres to Henry and Phoebe Wilcox for $9,000. They and their 3 children lived in the house for over 100 years, with the last member of the Wilcox family, Merton, dying in 1970 at age 92."
"In 1972, the City of Oneonta bought the Wilcox house with the remaining 14.7 acres of land and used it as the focal point for the City’s 1976 Bicentennial Celebration."

Street address: Wilcox Ave and Henry Street Oneonta, NY USA 13820 County / Borough / Parish: Otsego Year listed: 1990 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Exploration/Settlement, Architecture German Palatine Vernacular Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824 Historic function: Domestic Single Dwelling Current function: community house museum Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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