Old Trees is a historic home and national

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from ce ...

located at Cazenovia in

Madison County, New York Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 68,016. Its county seat is Wampsville. The county is named after James Madison, the fourth president of the United States, and was f ...

. The district contains four contributing buildings. The main house was built in 1917 as a large, two story, rustic lodge. It was remodeled in 1937 in the

Georgian Revival Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830. It is named after the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover— George I, George II, ...

style by the prominent Buffalo firm of Bley and Lyman. Also on the property is a

carriage house A carriage house, also called a remise or coach house, is an outbuilding which was originally built to house horse-drawn carriages and the related tack. In Great Britain the farm building was called a cart shed. These typically were open ...

, guest cottage, and equipment barn; all were built about 1917. ''Note:'' This includes an
''Accompanying seven photographs''
/ref> It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Colonial Revival architecture in New York (state) Houses completed in 1917 Houses in Madison County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Cazenovia, New York {{MadisonCountyNY-NRHP-stub