Elkanah Watson House
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Elkanah Watson House is a National Historic Landmark
located in Port Kent, New York
. It is a formal home overlooking Lake Champlain that was designed by Sheldon & Merritt and constructed under the supervision of Charles Watson to be the home of his father, Elkanah Watson
, Revolutionary-era
diplomat, founder of the county fair and early promoter of canals, who occupied it in May, 1828. It was later the home of another of Elkanah's sons, Winslow C. Watson, a historian who completed Elkanah's autobiography.
It was designated a National Historic Landmark
in 1964.
The house is located on the southwest corner of Lake Street and South Street in Port Kent.
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
located in Port Kent, New York
Port Kent, New York
Port Kent, New York is a community in Essex County, New York, on Lake Champlain. Ferry service to Vermont is provided by the Lake Champlain Transportation Company; the community also has an Amtrak railroad stop....
. It is a formal home overlooking Lake Champlain that was designed by Sheldon & Merritt and constructed under the supervision of Charles Watson to be the home of his father, Elkanah Watson
Elkanah Watson
Elkanah Watson was a visionary traveller and writer, agriculturist and canal promoter. He was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts and died at Port Kent, New York. During the American Revolutionary War he carried dispatches to Benjamin Franklin in France...
, Revolutionary-era
American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
diplomat, founder of the county fair and early promoter of canals, who occupied it in May, 1828. It was later the home of another of Elkanah's sons, Winslow C. Watson, a historian who completed Elkanah's autobiography.
It was designated a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1964.
External links
- "A Neat Plain Modern Stile: Philip Hooker and His Contemporaries: 1796-1836", University of Massachusetts Press ISBN 0-87023-768-3 (a history and art exhibition). Mary Raddant Tomlin, ed. (Excerpt at Google books version accessed August 2007. )
- Elkanah Watson Papers, at New York State Library