Gansevoort Mansion Explained

Gansevoort Mansion
Location:Off NY 32, Gansevoort, New York
Coordinates:43.1967°N -73.6536°W
Built:1813
Architecture:Colonial, Dutch Colonial
Added:June 23, 1976
Refnum:76001272

Gansevoort Mansion is a historic home located at Gansevoort in Saratoga County, New York. It was built in 1813 and is two-story, five-bay rectangular building with a gable roof and central entrance. It features a front verandah with fluted Doric order columns. It was once used as a Masonic Lodge. It was built by Herman Gansevoort (1779–1862), son of General Peter Gansevoort (1749–1812)[1] and uncle of the American novelist Herman Melville.[2] It is now operated as an inn and cafe.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Gansevoort Mansion. April 1976. 2010-12-06. Doris Vanderlipp Manley. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. 2012-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20121017202311/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=8123. dead. See also: Web site: Accompanying five photos.
  2. Parker, Hershel, Herman Melville: A Biography, vol. I (1819-1851), p. 921