Old Stone House Library Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2013-03-15. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/04/13 through 3/08/13 . National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2015-12-01. https://archive.today/20150701003048/http://cris.parks.ny.gov/. 2015-07-01. dead. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Old Stone House Library . 2015-12-01 . William E. Krattinger . PDF . September 2012 . and Accompanying photographs