Knollcroft sits on almost 20 acres in New Concord and features a restored Queen Anne house, carriage house, pump house, and a spring-fed pond. The Queen Anne exterior displays abundant ornamental details and a cheerful paint scheme while the interior retains numerous period features. The property lies within the New Concord National Register Historic District and was individually listed in the National Register in 1985. George Chesterman purchased the site in 1861 from Welcome R. Beebe and Adaline and used it as a country retreat until his death in 1883. Deed records and maps show James Chesterman owning the property by 1886–1888.
Known as Knollcroft, the property includes the restored Queen Anne house, a carriage house, pump house, and spring-fed pond. Nestled on almost 20 acres, this Queen Anne country home presents a sunny and picturesque exterior. Dating to the 1880s, the exterior of the Columbia County house is awash in ornamental details given a cheerful paint job while the interior boasts a surfeit of period details.
The house sits within the New Concord National Register Historic District, but it was first individually listed in the National Register in 1985. The nomination report records the original owner as George Chesterman and dates the house to 1880. There was an earlier home on the property with a mansard roof, according to the report, until it was destroyed by fire and the current house was built.
George Chesterman, a New York City real estate speculator, purchased the property in 1861 from the delightfully named Welcome R. Beebe and wife Adaline. It served as a country retreat for George and wife Caroline until George's death in 1883. A lithograph published in 1878 shows their house along with a pump house and carriage house, all enclosed behind a picket fence.
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