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.