John Wells Pratt House, also known as Pratt House Museum, is a historic home and museum located at

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Oswego County, New York Oswego County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 117,525. The county seat is Oswego. The county name is from a Mohawk-language word meaning "the pouring out place", referring to the point at ...

. Built in 1863, it is a large two story residence in the

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. The house is rectangular in plan with a three bay wide, three bay deep hipped roof main block with a gabled two story service wing. It features a

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with round arched windows. A finely detailed Queen Anne style porch was added about 1880. ''See also:'' It was listed on the

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in 1999.

References

External links

Pratt House Museum
- official site
John Wells Pratt House - Fulton, NY - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Historic house museums in New York (state) Italianate architecture in New York (state) Houses completed in 1863 Houses in Oswego County, New York Museums in Oswego County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Oswego County, New York {{NewYork-museum-stub