Bell Tower – name from current survey, not 1980 survey


Year Built: between 1880-1889 
Architectural Style: Stick/Eastlake
National Register:
 Contributing
Use Type: Residential
Lot Number: 94
911 Number: 17163
Street: Coast Avenue West
Address:  17163 Coast Avenue West, Thousand Island Park, NY 13692, USA  
Structure Status:

Description & Additional Information


Frame cottage, two stories, with generally rectangular footprint and complex roofline combining gable, hipped, and pyramidal forms. Front gable with bell cast roofline; distinctive three-story square belltower with pyramidal roof at right (southwest) side. Foundation concealed by vertical board skirting; cove siding; asphalt shingle roof. Two-story front porch; first-floor porch wraps around right (southwest) corner. Porches have square posts, turned balusters, flattened arch spandrels, and paneled frieze; second-floor porch with additional spindlework partial frieze. Steeply pitched front gable with pierced brackets, decorative stickwork, pierced panels, vertical board siding, architrave and cornice, triple-ganged 1two-over-one windows, triangular brackets with pendants. Porches shelter paired two-over-two double-hung windows, at center; one two-over-two window at left; first-floor porch also shelters single entry door, at right side; second-floor porch also shelters two-over-two window, at right side. Two-story bay window with pyramidal roof, at right (southwest) side; roof continuous with gabled roof. Open uppermost level of belltower has turned balusters, pierced brackets, flat-sawn trim, and metal spire above steeply pitched pyramidal roof. Left (northeast) gable with elaborate decorative truss, pendants, and pierced panels. Side windows generally two-over-two double-hung wood sash with peaked hoods and shouldered surrounds. Two-story rear extension with half-hipped roof. Partially enclosed full-width rear porch; right (southwest) side with square posts, paneled solid-sided rail, paneled frieze band; left (northeast) side with square lattice over cove siding.

Location within Thousand Island Park


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