The Jean Philippe Galband du Fort House is a historic house located on James Street in Cape Vincent,

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Description and history

Built in 1818, it is a -story, frame vernacular residence with

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detailing. It consists of two rectangular gabled blocks joined with a hyphen and a 1-story side wing on the north side. The south block contains a drawing room with a coffered ceiling inset with 24 original oil-on-canvas paintings, including those of

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and the

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. The drawing room also contains the original wallpaper, chandelier, fireplace, and mirror. It was listed on the

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on September 27, 1985.

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Greek Revival houses in New York (state) Houses completed in 1818 Houses in Jefferson County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, New York {{JeffersonCountyNY-NRHP-stub