Skene Manor

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Judge Joseph Potter House
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LocationMountain Ter., Whitehall, New York
Coordinates 43°33′21″N73°23′58″W / 43.55583°N 73.39944°W / 43.55583; -73.39944
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1874
ArchitectHopson, Almon Chandler
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No. 74001316 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 2, 1974

Skene Manor, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Judge Joseph Potter House, is a historic home located at Whitehall in Washington County, New York. It was built in 1874 and is a handsome Victorian style mansion built of grey sandstone quarried from its own site with a mansard roof. It features two towers and is embellished with three flat roofed bracketed porches. The center tower is three and one half stories and once featured a large clock that has been removed. The mansion was operated as a restaurant, but is now undergoing restorations and is open for tours. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Doris Vanderlipp Manley (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Judge Joseph Potter House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-06-12.See also: "Accompanying five photos".

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