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{{short description|Historic house in New York, United States}}
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'''Spirit House''', also known as Timothy Brown House or Brown's Hall, is a historic home located at [[Georgetown, New York|Georgetown]] in [[Madison County, New York]]. It was built about 1865 and is an essentially 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.<ref name="nrhpinv_ny">{{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=101571|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Spirit House|date=December 2005|accessdate=2010-02-08 |author=Anthony Opalka|publisher=[[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]]}} ''See also:'' {{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=101573|title=Accompanying 10 photos}} </ref>
'''Spirit House''', also known as Timothy Brown House or Brown's Hall, is a historic home located at [[Georgetown, New York|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 [[Spiritualism (movement)|Spiritualists]] in a large hall on the second floor.<ref name="nrhpinv_ny">{{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=101571|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Spirit House|date=December 2005|accessdate=2010-02-08 |author=Anthony Opalka|publisher=[[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]]}} ''See also:'' {{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=101573|title=Accompanying 10 photos}}</ref>


It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2006.<ref name="nris"/>
It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2006.<ref name="nris"/>

[[File:Spirit House detail.JPG|thumb|left|Detail in the cornice]]


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Timothy Brown House}}
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ny0266 Timothy Brown House, South Main Street & State Route 26, Georgetown, Madison County, NY]: 13 photos and 7 data pages, at [[Historic American Building Survey]]
*{{HABS |survey=NY-5602 |id=ny0266 |title=Timothy Brown House, South Main Street & State Route 26, Georgetown, Madison County, NY |photos=13 |data=7}}


{{National Register of Historic Places in New York}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in New York}}


[[Category:Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in New York]]
[[Category:Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York]]
[[Category:Historic American Buildings Survey in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)]]
[[Category:1865 architecture]]
[[Category:Madison County, New York]]
[[Category:Houses completed in 1865]]
[[Category:Houses in Madison County, New York]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Madison County, New York]]



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Latest revision as of 00:48, 26 March 2024

Spirit House
Spirit House (Georgetown, New York) is located in New York
Spirit House (Georgetown, New York)
Spirit House (Georgetown, New York) is located in the United States
Spirit House (Georgetown, New York)
StandortNY 26, Georgetown, New York
Coordinates42°40′32″N 75°44′15″W / 42.67556°N 75.73750°W / 42.67556; -75.73750
Arealess than one acre
Built1865
ArchitectBrown, Timothy
NRHP reference No.06000160[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 22, 2006

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]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

Detail in the cornice

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ 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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