Turtle House

14 Fabiano Blvd., Greenport, New York. County/parish: Columbia.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 02, 2001. NRIS 01000309.

2 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Center, Joab, House

From Wikipedia:

Turtle House

Turtle House, also known as Old Turtle House or Joab Center House, is a historic home located at Greenport in Columbia County, New York. It was built about 1820 and is an outstanding and unusual example of Federal period architecture. It has a distinctive lozenge-shaped main block with highly unusual double semi-circular porticos and symmetrical secondary wings.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317097

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