The Woodpile

The Woodpile
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	Jct. of Croton Lake and Wood Rds., Bedford, New York
Coordinates	41°13′42″N 73°43′46″W / 41.22833°N 73.72944°WCoordinates: 41°13′42″N 73°43′46″W / 41.22833°N 73.72944°W
Area	122 acres (49 ha)
Built	1847
Architect	Davis, A.J.; Hutton, Addison
Architectural style	Second Empire, Italian Villa, Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference #	92000030 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 10, 1992

The Woodpile is a historic estate and national historic district located at Bedford, Westchester County, New York. The district contains 17 contributing buildings, four contributing sites, and nine contributing structures. The three primary residences are set on the east side of Croton Lake Road, one north of its junction with Wood Road and two south. All three look over a designed landscape on the west side of Croton Lake Road, which is part of the historic district. The oldest residence, known as Brambleworth, is a stone Gothic Revival cottage designed by Andrew Jackson Downing (1815-1852) and completed in 1847. The middle residence, known as Evergreen Lawn, was built in 1856 and is in the Italian Villa style. The third residence, known as Braewold, was designed by noted architect Addison Hutton (1834–1916) and is a stone Second Empire style building built in 1870.^[2]

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Westchester County, New York

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Thomas J. Kane (1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:The Woodpile". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-12-24. See also: "Accompanying 13 photos".