George West House Explained

George West House
Location:801 NY 29, Rock City Falls, New York
Coordinates:43.0664°N -73.9272°W
Built:1866
Architecture:Italian Villa
Added:April 20, 2005
Refnum:05000312

George West House is a historic home located at 801 NY-29 in Rock City Falls in Saratoga County, New York. It was built in 1866 for prominent industrialist and congressman George West, known as the "Paper Bag King" for his invention of the folded paper bag.[1]

The house is a two-story, wood-framed hipped-roofed residence in the Italian Villa style. It features a projecting full-height entrance pavilion and an ornate, flat-roofed entrance portico. It also has an enclosed, hip-roofed belvedere with decorative finials situated at the center of the roof. Also on the property is a contributing carriage barn and corncrib.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.themansionsaratoga.com/history/ "History"
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: George West House. December 2004. 2010-12-06 . Raymond W. Smith. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying seven photos.