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Hancock House

New York, US

Hancock House

The Hancock House is an historic structure in Ticonderoga, New York. It is a replica of the Hancock Manor on Boston's Beacon Hill that was the residence of Thomas Hancock, the uncle of Founding Father John Hancock. The Hancock House was built by philanthropist Horace A. Moses for the New York State

Historical Association as a repository for "American Traditions in History and the Fine Arts;" the Association used it as its "Headquarters House" until after World War II. It was built in 1925–1926, and is a 4+1⁄2-story, five bay by three bay, Georgian Revival style granite building. It has a slate covered gambrel roof and full basement. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

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