Knickerbocker Mansion

Knickerbocker Mansion
Location: Knickerbocker Rd., Schaghticoke, New York
Area: 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built: 1770
Architect: Knickerbocker, Johannes III
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 72000906[1]
Added to NRHP: December 11, 1972

Knickerbocker Mansion is a historic home located at Schaghticoke in Rensselaer County, New York. It was built about 1770 and is a 2 1⁄2-story, rectangular brick building. It has a hipped roof, covered in slate, that curves slightly at the eaves. The front facade once featured a one-bay, pedimented entrance portico. The property was occupied by the Knickerbocker family from about 1707 until 1946.[2] It was acquired in 1964 by the Knickerbocker Historical Society and is operated as a local history museum.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ Diana S. Waite (November 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Knickerbocker Mansion". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=7528. Retrieved 2010-11-21.  See also: "Accompanying three photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=7537. 

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