Skene Manor, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Judge Joseph Potter House, is a historic home located at Whitehall in Washington County, New York. It was built in 1874 and is a handsome Victorian style mansion built of grey sandstone quarried from its own site with a mansard roof. It features two towers and is embellished with three flat roofed bracketed porches. The center tower is three and one half stories and once featured a large clock that has been removed. The mansion was operated as a restaurant, but is now undergoing restorations and is open for tours.[2]
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| Location | Mountain Ter., Whitehall, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°33′21″N 73°23′58″W / 43.55583°N 73.39944°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1874 |
| Architect | Hopson, Almon Chandler |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001316[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 2, 1974 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Doris Vanderlipp Manley (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Judge Joseph Potter House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-06-12. See also: "Accompanying five photos".
External links
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