Skene Manor

Coordinates: 43°33′21″N 73°23′58″W / 43.55583°N 73.39944°W / 43.55583; -73.39944
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Judge Joseph Potter House
Skene Manor is located in New York
Skene Manor
Skene Manor is located in the United States
Skene Manor
LocationMountain Ter., Whitehall, New York
Coordinates43°33′21″N 73°23′58″W / 43.55583°N 73.39944°W / 43.55583; -73.39944
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1874
ArchitectHopson, Almon Chandler
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.74001316[1]
Added to NRHPMay 2, 1974

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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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ 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".

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