Vesper Cliff
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Nearest city | Owego, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°5′54″N 76°16′45″W / 42.09833°N 76.27917°WCoordinates: 42°5′54″N 76°16′45″W / 42.09833°N 76.27917°W |
Area | 29 acres (12 ha) |
Built | 1825 |
Architect | Alexander Jackson Davis |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP Reference # | 05000746 |
Added to NRHP | July 29, 2005 |
Vesper Cliff ( also known as Tioga Terrace,Glenbetsy, and Robert C. John House) an architecturally distinguished Greek Revival-style residence located immediately outside of the Town of Owego in Tioga County, New York. The primary dwelling is a building of "plank" construction to which was added about 1834, a monumental temple-fronted addition designed by noted architect Alexander Jackson Davis. Also on the property is an unusual barn with a distinctive neoclassical facade treatment, as well as a chicken coop and ice house.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.