George H. Parks House

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George H. Parks House
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Location444 Glen St., Glens Falls, New York
Coordinates 43°18′50″N73°38′25″W / 43.31389°N 73.64028°W / 43.31389; -73.64028 Coordinates: 43°18′50″N73°38′25″W / 43.31389°N 73.64028°W / 43.31389; -73.64028
Arealess than one acre
Built1900
Architectural style Queen Anne
MPS Glens Falls MRA
NRHP reference # 84003378 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 29, 1984

George H. Parks House is a historic home located at Glens Falls, Warren County, New York. It was built about 1900 and is a three-story, substantial, asymmetrical Queen Anne style residence covered by a slate hipped roof. It features a first story wraparound porch and porte cochere. It also features a massive cylindrical tower surmounted by a bell-cast slate roof. [2]

Glens Falls, New York City in New York, United States

Glens Falls is a city in Warren County, New York, United States and is the central city of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,700 at the 2010 census. The name was given by Colonel Johannes Glen, the falls referring to a large waterfall in the Hudson River at the southern end of the city.

Warren County, New York County in New York

Warren County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 65,707. The county seat is Queensbury. The county is named in honor of General Joseph Warren, an American Revolutionary War hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Queen Anne style architecture in the United States architectural style during Victorian Era

In the United States, Queen Anne-style architecture was popular from roughly 1880 to 1910. "Queen Anne" was one of a number of popular architectural styles to emerge during the Victorian era. Within the Victorian era timeline, Queen Anne style followed the Stick style and preceded the Richardsonian Romanesque and Shingle styles.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

National Register of Historic Places Federal list of historic sites in the United States

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Richard C. Youngken (February 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: George H. Parks House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-09-18.