Powers Home, Troy

#73 among attractions in Troy

Greek Revival architecture

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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. It is a "T" shaped residence with a two-story, three bay, frame central block with two flanking wings and one long rear wing. The flanking wings were added in 1883–1884. It features a monumental portico composed of four fluted Ionic order columns. ()

Built: 1846 (178 years ago)Coordinates: 42°47'2"N, 73°40'22"W

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LansingburghTroy United States

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Powers Home – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cohoes Falls, Houston Field House, Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center, Oakwood Cemetery.

1.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Cohoes Falls, Cohoes
48 min walk • Cohoes Falls is a waterfall on the Mohawk River shared by the city of Cohoes and the town of Waterford, New York.
3.6 miS
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Houston Field House, Troy
92 min walk • Houston Field House is a multi-purpose arena located on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. It is the nation's third-oldest college hockey rink, behind Northeastern University's Matthews Arena and Princeton University's Hobey Baker Memorial Rink.
3.8 miS
Music and shows, Nightlife, Theater
Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center, Troy
98 min walk • The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center is a multi-venue arts center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, which opened on October 3, 2008. The building is named after Curtis Priem, co-founder of NVIDIA and graduate of the RPI Class of 1982, who donated $40 million to the Institute in 2004.
1.4 miS
Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery, Troy
36 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.
3.8 miS
Music and shows, Nightlife, Concerts and shows
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy
98 min walk • Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, is a performance space in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The music hall, renowned for its acoustics and an Odell concert organ, is operated by a not-for-profit organization.
0.6 miW
Park
Peebles Island State Park, Cohoes
17 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.
1.6 miW
Music and shows, Theater, Concerts and shows
Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes
41 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.
1.5 miSW
City hall, Romanesque architecture
Cohoes City Hall, Cohoes
39 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.
2.5 miS
Park, Golf, Playground
Frear Park, Troy
64 min walk • Frear Park is an urban park in the city of Troy, New York. It was initially opened in 1917, on land donated by the Frear Family, later expanding to its current size of 247 acres.
1.6 miSW
Neighbourhood
Downtown Cohoes Historic District, Cohoes
41 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.
1.6 miW
Neighbourhood
Harmony Mills, Cohoes
41 min walk • Harmony Mills, in Cohoes, New York, United States, is an industrial district that is bordered by the Mohawk River and the tracks of the former Troy and Schenectady Railroad. It was listed as Harmony Mills Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

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Which popular attractions are close to Powers Home?

Nearby attractions include Trinity Church Lansingburgh, Troy (15 min walk), Peebles Island State Park, Cohoes (17 min walk), Herman Melville House, Troy (20 min walk).