Old Stone House Library | |
Location: | 36 George St., Fort Ann, New York |
Coordinates: | 43.4122°N -73.4883°W |
Built: | c., 1922 |
Architecture: | Federal, Greek Revival |
Added: | March 6, 2013 |
Refnum: | 13000055[1] |
Designated Other1: | New York State Register of Historic Places |
Designated Other1 Number: | 11546.000002 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Designated Other1 Abbr: | NYSRHP |
Designated Other1 Date: | January 11, 2013 |
Old Stone House Library, also known as the Shipman-Swift House, is a historic library building located at Fort Ann, Washington County, New York. It was built about 1825, as a private dwelling and converted for use as a library in 1922. It is a two-story, five-bay, Potsdam sandstone building with a small frame rear ell. The building has Federal and Greek Revival style design elements. The building was purchased and donated to the community by George Owen Knapp (1855-1945).[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]