Knox Mansion
History
The house was built in 1898 by the gelatine magnate and businessman Charles Knox and his wife Rose Knox, who owned Knox Gelatine, which had a factory in Johnstown. The Classical Revival mansion, which was designed by Peabody & Beauley of Chicago, has 42 rooms, an elevator, a grand staircase, and a solid lava ash fireplace which was imported from a castle in Italy. The house cost $1.2 million to build in 1898. In 1908 an addition was built to a design by Utica architect Linn Kinne.
When Rose Knox died in 1950, the house was sold to her doctor, Dr. Larrabee. Eventually the house fell into disrepair, and much of its contents were sold by antiques dealers. It was bought in 1993 by Marty Quinn, who renovated it and then operated it as a museum/bed and breakfast/limousine agency/private residence. It has several secret places such as a windowless room just off the attic and a hidden panel behind a built-in shelf in the billiard room. The mansion has been said to be haunted.
National Register of Historic Places
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. The mansion has been given not-for-profit status and is operated as a museum.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-03-01. Note: This includes Raymond W. Smith (December 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Knox Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying photographs
- ^ De La Rocha, Kelly (October 26, 2008). "Olde Knox Mansion in Johnstown reputed to be home to ghosts". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
External links
Media related to Knox Mansion at Wikimedia Commons
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