Hiram Griggs House
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Hiram Griggs House is a historic home located in the vicinity of Altamont in Albany County, New York
. It was built in 1873 is a two story frame dwelling, five bay wide and two bays deep on a limestone
foundation in the Italianate
style. Hiram Griggs (1836-1909) was the first mayor of the village of Altamont.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2010.
Albany County, New York
Albany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England . As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204...
. It was built in 1873 is a two story frame dwelling, five bay wide and two bays deep on a limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
foundation in the Italianate
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
style. Hiram Griggs (1836-1909) was the first mayor of the village of Altamont.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2010.