Spirit House (Georgetown, New York)

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]

Spirit House
LocationNY 26, Georgetown, New York
Coordinates42°40′32″N 75°44′15″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1865
ArchitectBrown, Timothy
NRHP reference No.06000160[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 22, 2006

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

Detail in the cornice

References
  1. "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 2010-02-08. See also: "Accompanying 10 photos".
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