Community Place

Community Place, in Skaneateles, New York, was built in 1830. It was photographed by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1963[2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

Community Place
Community Place
LocationS. of Skaneateles Falls at 680 Sheldon Rd.
Nearest citySkaneateles, New York
Coordinates42°58′58.17″N 76°27′17.47″W
Built1830
ArchitectElijah Cole
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.79001611[1]
Added to NRHPApril 20, 1979

It was a relatively successful Fourierist commune for three years, Skaneateles Community.[3]

It is now known as Frog Pond.

It is located south of Skaneateles Falls, New York, at 680 Sheldon Road.[4]

  • Photo with large carriage house and stables, visible to right and behind.
  • House in 1963.

References
  1. "National Register Information System – (#79001611)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. Ask, Gilbert (April 1963). "Community Place (photo caption page)" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  3. Rowe, David L. Rowe (August 15, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Community Place". Retrieved 2009-07-15. and Accompanying eight photos, exterior and interior, from 1978
  4. Note: an incorrect 725 Sheldon Road address is given in the NRHP application, but that is a different house, a quarter mile away. According to a resident at 725, that was the home or a mailing address of the former owner of Community Place.


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