The Lansing Manor House is a historic home located in
North Blenheim,
Schoharie County, New York
Schoharie County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,714, making it the state's fifth-least populous county. The county seat is Schoharie. "Schoharie" comes from a Mohawk word meaning "f ...
,
United States, adjacent to the
Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center and
Mine Kill State Park. It was built in 1819 by
John Lansing, Jr.
John Ten Eyck Lansing Jr. (January 30, 1754 – vanished December 12, 1829), a Founding Father of the United States, was an attorney, jurist, and politician.
Born and raised in Albany, New York, Lansing was trained as a lawyer, and was long in ...
for his daughter and son-in-law, Jacob Livingston Sutherland. John Lansing, Jr. represented New York as a delegate to the
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in 1787, and the state's Ratification Convention in 1788.
The manor house is a two-story, 46-feet square house with a hipped roof. It has brick-lined, wood-frame construction on the first floor and wood frame on the second. It features a five bay, one story porch along the front facade. Also on the property are: a shed and former summer kitchen, a well and its cover,
outhouse, ice house, milk house, barn and
silo
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s, a possible guest / tenant house, and several other outbuildings.
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The manor house was restored by the
New York Power Authority in 1977, and is filled with authentic furnishings from the first half of the 19th century.
The property, which is listed in the
National Register of Historic Places as a national
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
, is operated by the Power Authority in cooperation with the Schoharie County Historical Society.
Gallery
Image:Lansing Manor House Oct 08.jpg, Lansing Manor House, October 2008
Image:Lansing Manor House Sep 2010.jpg, Lansing Manor House, September 2010
References
External links
Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center, Lansing Manor, Mine Kill State ParkI Go U Go Visitors Review
{{National Register of Historic Places in New York
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Houses completed in 1819
Museums in Schoharie County, New York
Historic house museums in New York (state)
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Houses in Schoharie County, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Schoharie County, New York