Andrew Mann Inn is a historic
inn
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located at
Unadilla in
Otsego County, New York
Otsego County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,524. The county seat is Cooperstown. The name ''Otsego'' is from a Mohawk or Oneida word meaning "place of the rock."
History
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. It was built as the private home of David Baits in 1787 and quickly converted into an inn in 1795. It consists of a two-story, five-bay, rectangular main section and a two-story wing. Both sections are of heavy timber-frame construction with
clapboard
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''Clapboard'' in modern Americ ...
siding. It is a well-preserved example of the transitional period between the late
Georgian
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* Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country)
** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians
**Georgian scripts, three scrip ...
and
Federal
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styles.
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It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1980.
References
Houses completed in 1795
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Georgian architecture in New York (state)
Federal architecture in New York (state)
Houses in Otsego County, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Otsego County, New York
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