Whitney Mansion (Niagara Falls, New York)

Whitney Mansion

Whitney Mansion, June 2009
Location 335 Buffalo Ave., Niagara Falls, New York
Coordinates 43°4′54″N 79°3′31″W / 43.08167°N 79.05861°W / 43.08167; -79.05861Coordinates: 43°4′54″N 79°3′31″W / 43.08167°N 79.05861°W / 43.08167; -79.05861
Built 1849
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #

74001283

[1]
Added to NRHP January 17, 1974

Whitney Mansion is a historic home located at Niagara Falls in Niagara County, New York. It is a two-story Greek Revival stone structure built in 1849 by the son of General Parkhurst Whitney, a village founder and owner of the Cataract House and The Eagle Tavern. The structure features a two-story pedimented porch with four heavy Ionic columns. It is located overlooking the Niagara River, just above the American Falls.[2] It is now contains law offices.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Cornelia E. Brooke (December 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Whitney Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photograph


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