Skene Manor Explained

Judge Joseph Potter House
Location:Mountain Ter., Whitehall, New York
Coordinates:43.5558°N -73.3994°W
Built:1874
Architect:Hopson, Almon Chandler
Architecture:Late Victorian
Added:May 2, 1974
Refnum:74001316

Skene Manor, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Judge Joseph Potter House, is a historic home located at Whitehall in Washington County, New York. It was built in 1874 and is a handsome Victorian style mansion built of grey sandstone quarried from its own site with a mansard roof. It features two towers and is embellished with three flat roofed bracketed porches. The center tower is three and one half stories and once featured a large clock that has been removed. The mansion was operated as a restaurant, but is now undergoing restorations and is open for tours.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Judge Joseph Potter House. n.d.. 2010-06-12 . Doris Vanderlipp Manley. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying five photos.