Spirit House, also known as Timothy Brown House or Brown's Hall, is a historic home located at Georgetown in Madison County, New York. It was built about 1865 and is essentially a square, wood-frame structure. The exterior features two-by-fours arranged vertically and scalloped at regular intervals. The use of the scallop pattern gives the Spirit House a highly textured surface and it is almost impossible to discern how it is constructed without close inspection. It also features a three tiered cornice with downward pointing keys. It was constructed as a residence and for meetings of Spiritualists in a large hall on the second floor.[2]
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| Location | NY 26, Georgetown, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°40′32″N 75°44′15″W / 42.67556°N 75.73750°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1865 |
| Architect | Brown, Timothy |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000160[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 22, 2006 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Anthony Opalka (December 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Spirit House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 8, 2010. See also: "Accompanying 10 photos".
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- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-5602, "Timothy Brown House, South Main Street & State Route 26, Georgetown, Madison County, NY", 13 photos, 7 data pages