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Historic house in New York, United States United States historic place
Judge Joseph Potter House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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LocationMountain Ter., Whitehall, New York
Coordinates43°33′21″N 73°23′58″W / 43.55583°N 73.39944°W / 43.55583; -73.39944
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1874
ArchitectHopson, Almon Chandler
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.74001316
Added to NRHPMay 2, 1974

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.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Doris Vanderlipp Manley (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Judge Joseph Potter House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-06-12. See also: "Accompanying five photos".

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