National Register of Historic Places

Tower Homestead and Masonic Temple

Waterville, Oneida County, New York
Listed
October 4, 1977
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
77000968

About this property

Tower Homestead and Masonic Temple, also known as Harding Residence and Masonic Temple, is a historic home and Masonic Temple located at Waterville in Oneida County, New York. The house is an 85-by-50-foot (26 by 15 m) residence and consists of three attached sections: a central Greek Revival style, two-story central section built in 1830; an older Federal-style wing built about 1800; and a west wing built in 1910 by Charlemagne Tower, Jr. The homestead also includes a small brick building built as a law office by Charlemagne Tower and later used as a schoolhouse, a barn, two horse barns, the old gardener's house, a small bathhouse, two modern garages, and a modern nursing home (1973). The Masonic Lodge building was built in 1896 by Reuben Tower II as an office. It was later purchased by a local Masonic Lodge and used as a meeting hall. It features a 103-foot-tall (31 m), three-stage tower. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Location

210 Tower St. and Sanger St.
Waterville, Oneida County, New York
42.93111, -75.38343

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Waterville Triangle Historic District
Listed
0.2 mi
Pleasant Valley Grange Hall
Industrial
3 mi
First Congregational Free Church
Industrial
3.9 mi
Deansboro Railroad Station
Industrial
4.8 mi
St. Paul's Church and Cemetery
Listed
6 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Oriskany
1777Revolutionary War
15.5 mi

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When was Tower Homestead and Masonic Temple listed on the National Register?

Tower Homestead and Masonic Temple was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 4, 1977.

What type of historic resource is Tower Homestead and Masonic Temple?

Tower Homestead and Masonic Temple is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Tower Homestead and Masonic Temple is recorded as the industrial era.

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