George Westinghouse Jr. Birthplace and Boyhood Home
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George Westinghouse Jr. birthplace, February 2011
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Location | Westinghouse Rd., Central Bridge, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°42′32″N 74°19′56″W / 42.70889°N 74.33222°WCoordinates: 42°42′32″N 74°19′56″W / 42.70889°N 74.33222°W |
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1846 |
NRHP Reference # | 86000489 |
Added to NRHP | March 20, 1986 |
The George Westinghouse Jr. Birthplace and Boyhood Home is a historic home located at Central Bridge in Schoharie County, New York. The property includes two 19th-century residences, two small barns, a well house and privy, as well as the site of a combined blacksmith shop and threshing machine works. The house where Westinghouse was born was built about 1825 and is a 1 1⁄2-story, rectangular frame residence in a vernacular Greek Revival style.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1986.