Menge House Complex

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Menge House Complex
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Location98 Van Buren St.
Dolgeville, New York
Coordinates 43°5′38″N74°46′12″W / 43.09389°N 74.77000°W / 43.09389; -74.77000 Coordinates: 43°5′38″N74°46′12″W / 43.09389°N 74.77000°W / 43.09389; -74.77000
Area4.8 acres (1.9 ha)
Built1893
ArchitectAdolph Wegner
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 96001425 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 16, 1996

Menge House Complex is a historic home located at Dolgeville in Herkimer County, New York. It was built in 1893 and is a 2+12-story, asymmetrically massed Queen Anne–style frame on a stone foundation. It features an engaged corner tower with a pyramidal roof. Also on the property is a carriage house/garage, woodshed, and a stone and wrought iron arched gate bearing the name "Menge." [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [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. Raymond W. Smith (September 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Menge House Complex". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-01-14.See also: "Accompanying eight photos".