Knox Mansion
National Register of Historic Places

Knox Mansion

Johnstown, Fulton County, New York
Listed
February 28, 2008
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
08000101

About this property

The Knox Mansion is a historical mansion at 104 West 2nd Avenue in the city of Johnstown, Fulton County, New York. 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. 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. Media related to Knox Mansion at Wikimedia Commons

Location

104 W. 2nd Ave.
Johnstown, Fulton County, New York
43.00052, -74.37404

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Nearby Battles

Battle of Johnstown (1781)
1781Revolutionary War
0.3 mi
Skirmish at Johnstown (1781)
1781Revolutionary War
0.4 mi
Battle of Johnstown
1781Revolutionary War
0.6 mi
Battle of Klock's Field
1780Revolutionary War
3.2 mi

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When was Knox Mansion listed on the National Register?

Knox Mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 28, 2008.

What type of historic resource is Knox Mansion?

Knox Mansion is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Knox Mansion is recorded as the industrial era.

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