The William Austin House is architecturally significant as an outstanding example of Second Empire style domestic architecture in the village of Trumansburg, Tompkins County. Characterized by a prominent, slate-clad Mansard roof, masonry construction, dormer and bay windows, massing and elaborate, Victorian era ornamentation, it embodies all of the distinctive characteristics of the type and period. It is the only Second Empire dwelling in the village of Trumansburg.
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