Holmes Cole House ca. 1954

The Holmes Cole House is a well-proportioned example of the one-story farmhouses of the early 18th century constructed of rough rectangular blocks of brown sandstone probably quarried on the Hudson at Nyack, New York. This use seems unusual in view of the prevalence of fieldstone but is found in other buildings. The gambrel roof and symmetrical window arrangement are a good example of the style. The Holmes Cole house was sympathetically restored in 1940 by Rev. L.M.A. Houghwout, an antiquarian and student of architecture. The plan consists of a cellar kitchen, central entry, and a single room on each side.

The Holmes Cole House was built by the well known Holmes family, whose progenitor, Obadiah Holmes, had built the Britton Cottage. Later, it served as the house of a branch of the equally prominent Cole family. Moreover, it was the birthplace of Ann Holmes Perine, a famous local belle of the Revolutionary War and owner and occupant of the Stillwell-Perine House.