During the 19th century the Livingston family enlarged the house on several occasions. North and south
wings were added in 1814 and 1831 respectively; upper floors were added to the south wing in 1893.
The Georgian core of the house was expanded in 1874, when servants quarters and a steep-pitched
slate roof were added. Plumbing and central heating were installed in the home in l893. The last major
changes occurred in the 1920s when John Henry and Alice Livingston, inspired by the 150th anniversary
of American independence, remodeled the home in a Colonial Revival style. Today the house looks
much as it did on the eve of the Great Depression.
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