Turtle House


Turtle House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Old Turtle House, April 1934
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Location	14 Fabiano Blvd., Greenport, New York
Coordinates	42°15′38″N 73°46′4″W / 42.26056°N 73.76778°W / 42.26056; -73.76778Coordinates: 42°15′38″N 73°46′4″W / 42.26056°N 73.76778°W / 42.26056; -73.76778
Area	less than one acre
Built	1820
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP Reference #	01000309^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 2, 2001

Turtle House, also known as Old Turtle House or Joab Center House, is a historic home located at Greenport in Columbia County, New York. It was built about 1820 and is an outstanding and unusual example of Federal period architecture. It has a distinctive lozenge-shaped main block with highly unusual double semi-circular porticos and symmetrical secondary wings.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Peter D. Shaver and Zane Studenroth (October 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Turtle House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-07-03. See also: "Accompanying eight photos".

External links

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-5-A-21, "Old Turtle House, Post Road, Greenport, Columbia County, NY", 3 photos, 10 measured drawings, 3 data pages, supplemental material

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