Albert R. Fox House

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Albert R. Fox House
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Location2801 NY 66, Sand Lake, New York
Coordinates 42°38′4″N73°32′18″W / 42.63444°N 73.53833°W / 42.63444; -73.53833 Coordinates: 42°38′4″N73°32′18″W / 42.63444°N 73.53833°W / 42.63444; -73.53833
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1847
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 01000430 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 25, 2001

Albert R. Fox House, also known as the Fox Mansion, is a historic home located at Sand Lake in Rensselaer County, New York. It was built about 1847 and is a large Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It consists of a two-story, five-bay-wide and four-bay-deep main block, flanked by one-story, two-bay-wide wings. There is also a large two-story rear wing. It features a full-width, one-story open porch with Ionic order columns supporting a deep entablature. Also on the property are a contributing fountain (c. 1860) and two small 19th-century sheds. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Peter D. Shaver (October 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Albert R. Fox House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-11-21.See also: "Accompanying 10 photos".