Whitney Mansion (Niagara Falls, New York)

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Whitney Mansion
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Location335 Buffalo Ave., Niagara Falls, New York
Coordinates 43°4′54″N79°3′31″W / 43.08167°N 79.05861°W / 43.08167; -79.05861
Built1849
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 74001283 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 17, 1974

Whitney Mansion is a historic home located at Niagara Falls in Niagara County, New York. It is a two-story Greek Revival stone structure built in 1849 by the son of General Parkhurst Whitney, a village founder and owner of the Cataract House and The Eagle Tavern. The structure features a two-story pedimented porch with four heavy Ionic columns. It is located overlooking the Niagara River, just above the American Falls. [2] It now contains law offices.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [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. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Cornelia E. Brooke (December 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Whitney Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photograph