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Newcomb–Brown Estate

1770 establishments in the Province of New YorkHouses completed in 1770Houses in Dutchess County, New YorkHouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)National Register of Historic Places in Dutchess County, New York
Newcomb Brown Estate, Pleasant Valley, NY
Newcomb Brown Estate, Pleasant Valley, NY

The Newcomb–Brown Estate is located at the junction of the US 44 highway and Brown Road in Pleasant Valley, New York, United States. It is a brick structure built in the 18th century just before the Revolution and modified slightly by later owners but generally intact. Its basic Georgian style shows some influences of the early Dutch settlers of the region. At the time of its construction it was the home of Zaccheus Newcomb, a local farmer who owned much of the area of Pleasant Valley now surrounding the neighborhood. Over the 19th century, much of that original landholding was subdivided and sold off as the Brown family sold it to others, including the main house. In the early 20th century, it returned to the family again when one of his descendants bought it and converted it from working farm to country house, restoring and modifying it slightly while keeping its original integrity. In 1988 it and several outbuildings from the farming era were added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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