Powers Home

Powers Home
Location 819 3rd Ave., Troy, New York
Coordinates 42°47′2″N 73°40′22″W / 42.78389°N 73.67278°W / 42.78389; -73.67278Coordinates: 42°47′2″N 73°40′22″W / 42.78389°N 73.67278°W / 42.78389; -73.67278
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1846
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 74001298[1]
Added to NRHP April 16, 1974

Powers Home, also known as Davenport Homestead, is a historic home located in the Lansingburgh section of Troy in Rensselaer County, New York. It was built in 1846 and is a temple style Greek Revival residence. It is a "T" shaped residence with a two story, three bay, frame central block with two flanking wings and one long rear wing. The flanking wings were added in 1883-1884. It features a monumental portico composed of four fluted Ionic order columns.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Lewis C. Rubenstein and Doris Manley (April 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Powers Home". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-11-21.


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