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Silvernail Homestead is a historic home located at Ancram in
Columbia County, New York Columbia County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 61,570. The county seat is Hudson, New York, Hudson. The name comes from th ...
and Pine Plains,
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. It is an L-shaped building with a main block, with rear lean-to and ell. The main block is a -story, five-by-two-bay structure with a gable roof in the
Greek Revival Greek Revival architecture is a architectural style, style that began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe, the United States, and Canada, ...
style. It features a single-story entrance porch with six restored
Doric order The Doric order is one of the three orders of ancient Greek and later Roman architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian. The Doric is most easily recognized by the simple circular capitals at the top of t ...
piers. It has been occupied by five generations of the Silvernail family. ''See also:'' It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 2010.


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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Greek Revival houses in New York (state) Houses completed in 1800 Houses in Columbia County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Columbia County, New York {{ColumbiaCountyNY-NRHP-stub