Fairchild Mansion

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Fairchild Mansion
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Fairchild Mansion, April 2010
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Location318 Main St., Oneonta, New York
Coordinates 42°27′21″N75°3′34″W / 42.45583°N 75.05944°W / 42.45583; -75.05944
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1867
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 74001294 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 12, 1974

Fairchild Mansion is a historic home located at Oneonta in Otsego County, New York. It is a three-story brick building with a turret, gables, a pedimented entrance porch and a porte cochere in the Queen Anne style. The original house was built in 1867 and subsequently expanded and modernized in 1897 and 1915 by its owner, George W. Fairchild (1845-1924). The home was taken over by Oneonta Masonic Lodge in 1929. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1] It is located within the Oneonta Downtown Historic District established in 2003. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-03-01.Note: This includes Alma E. Slawson and Diantha D. Schull (June 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Fairchild Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying two photographs
  3. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-03-01.Note: This includes Kathleen LaFrank (July 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Oneonta Downtown Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01.