Skene Manor
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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 features a large clock. The mansion was operated as a restaurant, but is now undergoing restorations and is open for tours.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
as Judge Joseph Potter House, is a historic home located at Whitehall
Whitehall (village), New York
Whitehall is a village located in the town of Whitehall in Washington County, New York, USA. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area...
in Washington County, New York
Washington County, New York
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,216. It was named for the Revolutionary War general George Washington...
. It was built in 1874 and is a handsome Victorian style mansion built of grey sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
quarried from its own site with a mansard roof
Mansard roof
A mansard or mansard roof is a four-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterized by two slopes on each of its sides with the lower slope at a steeper angle than the upper that is punctured by dormer windows. The roof creates an additional floor of habitable space, such as a garret...
. It features two towers and is embellished with three flat roofed bracketed porches. The center tower is three and one half stories and features a large clock. The mansion was operated as a restaurant, but is now undergoing restorations and is open for tours.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.