Community Place

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Community Place
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Community Place
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LocationS. of Skaneateles Falls at 680 Sheldon Rd.
Nearest city Skaneateles, New York
Coordinates 42°58′58.17″N76°27′17.47″W / 42.9828250°N 76.4548528°W / 42.9828250; -76.4548528
Built1830
Architect Elijah Cole
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No. 79001611 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 20, 1979

Community Place, in Skaneateles, New York, was built in 1830. It was photographed by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1963 [2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

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It was a relatively successful Fourierist commune for three years, Skaneateles Community. [3]

It is now known as Frog Pond.

It is located south of Skaneateles Falls, New York, at 680 Sheldon Road. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System – (#79001611)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ↑ Ask, Gilbert (April 1963). "Community Place (photo caption page)" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ David L. Rowe (August 15, 1978). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Community Place. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 14, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
  4. ↑ Note: an incorrect 725 Sheldon Road address is given in the NRHP application, but that is a different house, a quarter mile away. According to a resident at 725, that was the home or a mailing address of the former owner of Community Place.
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