Melville, Herman, House

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	Melville, Herman, House
Designer	Unknown
Location	Troy, New York, USA
Date	c1876
Building Type	Housing
Construction System	Stone, Brick, Weatherboard, Metal
Architectural Style	Early Republic
Street Address	2 114th St. Walk Score
Notes	Home of the Lansingburgh Historical Society

Contents 1 Images 2 Discussion 3 Maps 4 References 5 External Links

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Herman Melville House Troy, NY	Herman Melville House Troy, NY	Herman Melville Historic Marker	Herman Melville House Troy, NY
Herman Melville House Troy, NY	Herman Melville House Home to The Lansingburgh Historical Society

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National Register of Historic Places
Name	Melville, Herman, House
ID Number	92001081
NRHP Status	Listed In The National Register
Certification Date	08/21/1992
Level of Significance	Local
NRHP Documents	Text (pdf) ; Photos (pdf)

Lansingburgh Historical Society is located in the Herman Melville House, First Avenue and 114th Street. Built in c1786, this once was the home of American literary giant, Herman Melville, who wrote his first books here in an environment once rife with sea-weary mariners.

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• National Register of Historic Places
• Herman Melville House Text on New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation; Document Imaging for National Register
• Herman Melville House Photos on New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation; Document Imaging for National Register
• "The Saltbox and the Chimney", by Jack Larkin, ArchitectureWeek No. 362, 2008.0102, pC1.1.

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• Arrowhead, home of Herman Melville from 1850-1863, located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, now owned and operated by The Berkshire Historical Society