Clarkson Office Building

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Clarkson Office Building
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Location17 Maple St.
Potsdam, New York, U.S.
Coordinates 44°40′4″N74°59′20″W / 44.66778°N 74.98889°W / 44.66778; -74.98889 Coordinates: 44°40′4″N74°59′20″W / 44.66778°N 74.98889°W / 44.66778; -74.98889
Arealess than one acre
Built1901
Architectural styleRomanesque
MPS Red Potsdam Sandstone Resources Taken from Raquette River Quarries MPS
NRHP reference No. 03000031 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 5, 2004

Clarkson Office Building is a historic office building located at Potsdam in St. Lawrence County, New York. It was built in 1901 and is a two-story, three by three bay, square shaped stone structure in the Romanesque style. It is constructed of red Potsdam Sandstone and features a castellated roofline. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Susan Omohundro, Ellen Burns and Linda Garofalini (January 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Clarkson Office Building". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-01-01.See also: "Accompanying eight photos".