Turtle House
Historic house in New York, United States
United States historic place
Turtle House | |
Old Turtle House, April 1934 | |
42°15′38″N 73°46′4″W / 42.26056°N 73.76778°W / 42.26056; -73.76778 | |
Area | less than one acre |
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Built | 1820 |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 01000309[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 2, 2001 |
Turtle House, also known as Old Turtle House or Joab Center House, is a historic home located at Greenport in Columbia County, New York. It was built about 1820 and is an outstanding and unusual example of Federal period architecture. It has a distinctive lozenge-shaped main block with highly unusual double semi-circular porticos and symmetrical secondary wings.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Peter D. Shaver and Zane Studenroth (October 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Turtle House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-07-03. See also: "Accompanying eight photos".
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-5-A-21, "Old Turtle House, Post Road, Greenport, Columbia County, NY", 3 photos, 10 measured drawings, 3 data pages, supplemental material.
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