John Blake House

The John Blake House is located on Homestead Avenue (NY 208) in Maybrook, New York, United States.

In 1984 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a well-preserved example of the kind of home built by settlers of English descent in the early years of the Federal style of American architecture.

[1] The double Dutch door, once the original rear entrance, now connects the house and the kitchen wing added later.

The basement, supposedly built for the earlier house, takes up the eastern half and includes a large arched chimney base.

Its low, square base is at odds with the generally more vertical buildings that typify the Federal style, manifested more in the interior floor plan and decor.

The different bonds used in the brick suggest a bricklayer capable of a high degree of craftsmanship, but used on this form it does not appear that the builder was trying to apply any particular style or design trend.