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Gansevoort Mansion

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Gansevoort Mansion is a historic home at Gansevoort in Saratoga County, New York, built in 1813. It is a two story, five bay rectangular building with a gable roof, a central entrance, and a front verandah with fluted Doric order columns. It was built by Herman Gansevoort, son of General Peter Gansevoort and uncle of the American novelist Herman Melville, and was once used as a Masonic Lodge; it now operates as an inn and cafe. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Historic house 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
New York, United States 3
Completed Year
1813 1
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Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
House 2
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American Colonial Architecture, Styles and Movements
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Dutch Colonial Architecture, Styles and Movements
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1. Gansevoort Mansion (Wikipedia)
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    It was once used as a Masonic Lodge. It was built by Herman Gansevoort (1779-1862), son of General Peter Gansevoort (1749-1812) and uncle of the American novelist Herman Melville.
  • Infobox: built
    1813
  • In Style: American Colonial Architecture, Infobox: architecture
    Colonial, Dutch Colonial
  • In Style: Dutch Colonial Architecture, Infobox: architecture
    Colonial, Dutch Colonial
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2. Gansevoort Mansion (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Historic house)
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Wikidata item Q5521494, instance of (P31): historic house
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3. Gansevoort Mansion (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: New York, United States
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: New York, United States
Wikidata item Q5521494, property P131/P17 (location): New York, United States
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