Gansevoort Mansion

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Gansevoort Mansion is a historic home located at Gansevoort in Saratoga County, New York. It was built in 1813 and is two-story, five-bay rectangular building with a gable roof and central entrance. It features a front verandah with fluted Doric order columns. It was once used as a Masonic Lodge. It was built by Herman Gansevoort (1779–1862), son of General Peter Gansevoort (1749–1812) See also: and uncle of the American novelist Herman Melville.Parker, Hershel, Herman Melville: A Biography, vol. I (1819-1851), p. 921 It is now operated as an inn and cafe. Read more on Wikipedia

type: NRHP
date from: 1813

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