"Sylvania"

USA / New York / Red Hook /
 residence, Georgian (architecture)
This Georgian Revival mansion was designed by Charles A. Platt in 1905 and is of two-story stucco construction. It is the center of the extensive Sylvania Farms in Barrytown. The house was built by John Jay and Elizabeth Chanler Chapman, and later was the home of the Chanler and Olivia Chapman.
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Coordinates:   41°59'39"N   73°55'32"W

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  • The home of Victor Chapman, first American aviator to die in World War I, a founding member of the Escadrille Americaine, and for whom Miami's Chapman Field was named.
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