Whitney Mansion (Niagara Falls, New York)

Whitney Mansion

Whitney Mansion, June 2009
Location 335 Buffalo Ave., Niagara Falls, New York
Coordinates 43°4′54″N 79°3′31″W / 43.08167°N 79.05861°W / 43.08167; -79.05861Coordinates: 43°4′54″N 79°3′31″W / 43.08167°N 79.05861°W / 43.08167; -79.05861
Built 1849
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #

74001283

[1]
Added to NRHP January 17, 1974

Whitney Mansion is a historic home located at Niagara Falls in Niagara County, New York. It is a two-story Greek Revival stone structure built in 1849 by the son of General Parkhurst Whitney, a village founder and owner of the Cataract House and The Eagle Tavern. The structure features a two-story pedimented porch with four heavy Ionic columns. It is located overlooking the Niagara River, just above the American Falls.[2] It is now contains law offices.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Cornelia E. Brooke (December 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Whitney Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photograph


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