Gansevoort Mansion

Historic house in New York, United States

United States historic place


Gansevoort Mansion
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Gansevoort Mansion, November 2010
43°11′48″N 73°39′13″W / 43.19667°N 73.65361°W / 43.19667; -73.65361
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1813
Architectural style	Colonial, Dutch Colonial
NRHP reference No.	76001272^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 23, 1976

Gansevoort Mansion is a historic home located at Gansevoort in Saratoga County, New York. It was built in 1813 and is two-story, five-bay rectangular building with a gable roof and central entrance. It features a front verandah with fluted Doric order columns. It was once used as a Masonic Lodge. It was built by Herman Gansevoort (1779–1862), son of General Peter Gansevoort (1749–1812)^[2] and uncle of the American novelist Herman Melville.^[3] It is now operated as an inn and cafe.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Doris Vanderlipp Manley (April 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Gansevoort Mansion". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-12-06. See also: "Accompanying five photos".
^ Parker, Hershel, Herman Melville: A Biography, vol. I (1819-1851), p. 921

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