Herman Melville House, Troy

Name: Herman Melville House
Address: 2 114th St, Troy, 12182, United States

#25 among attractions in Troy

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The Herman Melville House is a historic home located at Lansingburgh in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York. It was a home of author Herman Melville between 1838 and 1847. ()

Built: 1786 (238 years ago)Elevation: 20 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°46'25"N, 73°40'45"W

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2 114th StLansingburghTroy 12182 United States

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Herman Melville House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Oakwood Cemetery, Peebles Island State Park, Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes City Hall.

0.9 miSE
Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery, Troy
24 min walk • Oakwood Cemetery is a nonsectarian rural cemetery in northeastern Troy, New York, United States. It operates under the direction of the Troy Cemetery Association, a non-profit board of directors that deals strictly with the operation of the cemetery.
0.6 miNW
Park
Peebles Island State Park, Cohoes
16 min walk • Peebles Island State Park is a 190-acre state park located at the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers in New York. A majority of the park is located in Saratoga County, with a smaller portion located in Albany County.
1.2 miW
Music and shows, Theater, Concerts and shows
Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes
30 min walk • Cohoes Music Hall is a vintage music hall located at 58 Remsen Street in Cohoes, New York, United States. It is a four-story brick building in the Second Empire architectural style.
1 miW
City hall, Romanesque architecture
Cohoes City Hall, Cohoes
27 min walk • Cohoes City Hall is located at 97 Mohawk Street in the city of Cohoes, New York, United States. It combines elements of the Chateauesque and Romanesque Revival architectural styles popular when it was built in 1896. J.C. Fuller, the Kansas state architect at the time, was chosen for his experience in designing public buildings.
1.1 miW
Neighbourhood
Downtown Cohoes Historic District, Cohoes
29 min walk • The Downtown Cohoes Historic District takes up 35 acres of the city of Cohoes, New York, United States. Many of the 165 contributing properties date from the 1820-1930 period when the Erie Canal and Harmony Mills were the mainstay of the city's economy.
~1380 ftNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Trinity Church Lansingburgh, Troy
7 min walk • Trinity Church Lansingburgh is a historic Episcopal church complex located at 585 Fourth Avenue in Troy, New York. The complex consists of the Gothic Revival style stone church designed by architect Henry C.
0.6 miS
Cemetery
Lansingburgh Village Burial Ground, Troy
17 min walk • Lansingburgh Village Burial Ground is a historic cemetery located in the Lansingburgh section of Troy in Rensselaer County, New York. It was founded in 1771 and contains approximately 350 graves dating to 1912.
1.2 miW
Neighbourhood
Olmstead Street Historic District, Cohoes
31 min walk • The Olmstead Street Historic District is located along two blocks of that street in Cohoes, New York, United States.
0.8 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
Powers Home, Troy
20 min walk • Powers Home, also known as Davenport Homestead, is a historic home located in the Lansingburgh section of Troy in Rensselaer County, New York. It was built in 1846 and is a temple style Greek Revival residence.
1.2 miW
Neighbourhood
Enlarged Erie Canal Historic District, Cohoes
32 min walk • Enlarged Erie Canal Historic District is a national historic district located at Cohoes in Albany County, New York. It includes two contributing buildings and 10 contributing structures.

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Which popular attractions are close to Herman Melville House?

Nearby attractions include Trinity Church Lansingburgh, Troy (7 min walk), Peebles Island State Park, Cohoes (16 min walk), Lansingburgh Village Burial Ground, Troy (17 min walk), Powers Home, Troy (20 min walk).