Stephen Ball House
Introduction The '''Stephen Ball House''' (also known as '''Old Ball Mansion''') is a historic house located on Main Street in Berkshire, Tioga County, New York.
Description and history It is a Greek Revival style temple form frame house built in about 1849.The house is a two-story, four bay wide house with a four pier portico and single-story rear wing.Stephen Ball was the son of Josiah Ball and an early settler of the area. He lived in Berkshire at least since 1808.Stephen Ball was a local landowner and in 1833 sold the plot for the church just north of this home. Ball ran a local brickyard and owned a local tavern.The home has remained in the Ball family at least until 1980.The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 2, 1984.
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