North Mansion and Tenant House

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North Mansion and Tenant House

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General William North House, HABS photograph
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Location North Mansion Rd., Duanesburg, New York
Coordinates 42°45′13″N74°6′52″W / 42.75361°N 74.11444°W / 42.75361; -74.11444 Coordinates: 42°45′13″N74°6′52″W / 42.75361°N 74.11444°W / 42.75361; -74.11444
Area 6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built c. 1795
Architectural style Georgian
MPS Duanesburg MRA
NRHP reference #

87000909

[1]
Added to NRHP April 24, 1987

North Mansion and Tenant House, also known as the General William North House, is a historic home located at Duanesburg in Schenectady County, New York. The North Mansion was built about 1795 by General William North (1755–1836). It is a 2-story, five-bay, rectangular frame residence topped by a low-pitched hipped roof pierced by two large central chimneys. It is representative of the Georgian style. The main entrance is flanked by slender pilasters and a slightly projecting pediment. The tenant house was constructed in the 1780s and is a 1 12-story, altered saltbox-style residence. Also on the property is a contributing barn. [2]

Duanesburg, New York Town in New York, United States

Duanesburg is a town in Schenectady County, New York, USA. The population was 6,122 at the 2010 census. Duanesburg is named for James Duane, who held most of it as an original land grant. The town is in the western part of the county.

Schenectady County, New York County in the United States

Schenectady County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 154,727. The county seat is Schenectady. The name is from a Mohawk language word meaning "on the other side of the pine lands," a term that originally applied to Albany.

William North American statesman

William North was an American soldier and politician.

The property was covered in a 1984 study of Duanesburg historical resources. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Schenectady County Planning Dept. (1983) [1979]. "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: North Mansion and Tenant House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
  3. Lucy A. Breyer, Nancy Todd, and Schenectady County Planning Dept. (August 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Duanesburg MRA". National Park Service.