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The Chapman Museum presents the history of the
Six decades later, Juliet Chapman, a relative by marriage, donated the house to the community to become a local history museum. The organization received a permanent charter from the New York State Board of Regents in 1968. The DeLong House was added to the
Glens Falls
Glens Falls is a city in Warren County, New York, United States and is the central city of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,830 at the 2020 census. The name was given by Colonel Johannes Glen, the falls ref ...
– Queensbury community and its connection to the Adirondack region. By encouraging discovery, understanding, and appreciation of the region's heritage, the museum provides perspective for the present and the future. The museum
A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying or Preservation (library and archive), preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have private colle ...
is owned and operated by the Glens Falls-Queensbury Historical Association. The historic home attached to the museum was originally built by Zopher DeLong who made his living as a hardware merchant
A merchant is a person who trades in goods produced by other people, especially one who trades with foreign countries. Merchants have been known for as long as humans have engaged in trade and commerce. Merchants and merchant networks operated i ...
in Glens Falls.
Overview
In 1867, Glens Falls hardware merchant Zopher DeLong remodeled a modest wood-frame home on Glen Street, building the two story brick structure with amansard roof
A mansard or mansard roof (also called French roof or curb roof) is a multi-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterised by two slopes on each of its sides, with the lower slope at a steeper angle than the upper, and often punctured by dormer wi ...
seen by visitors today. Following Zopher's death in 1901, his son John took over the home and remodeled it to reflect his desire for modern tastes and conveniences.
Six decades later, Juliet Chapman, a relative by marriage, donated the house to the community to become a local history museum. The organization received a permanent charter from the New York State Board of Regents in 1968. The DeLong House was added to the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1984. In the years since, the Chapman Museum has added an exhibition gallery, climate controlled collections storage, a research room, multi-purpose classroom, and a museum shop.
Funding
The museum receives funding from various local, state, and federal organizations.See also
* Zopher Delong House *Historic house museum
A historic house museum is a house of historic significance that is preserved as a museum. Historic furnishings may be displayed in a way that reflects their original placement and usage in a home. Historic house museums are held to a variety of ...
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Warren County, New York
List of Registered Historic Places in Warren County, New York
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Warren County, New York. The locations of National Regis ...
* The Hyde Collection
References
External links
* Historic house museums in New York (state) History museums in New York (state) Museums in Warren County, New York Glens Falls, New York Historical society museums in New York (state) Houses in Warren County, New York {{NewYork-museum-stub