Old Stone House Library, also known as the Shipman-Swift House, is a historic

library A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ...

building located at Fort Ann, Washington County, New York. It was built about 1825, as a private dwelling and converted for use as a library in 1922. It is a two-story, five bay, Potsdam

sandstone Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks. Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates) ...

building with a small frame rear ell. The building has

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and

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style design elements. The building was purchased and donated to the community by George Owen Knapp (1855-1945). ''Note:'' This includes an
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in 2012.

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Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Federal architecture in New York (state) Greek Revival architecture in New York (state) Houses completed in 1825 Buildings and structures in Washington County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, New York Underground Railroad in New York (state) New York State Register of Historic Places in Washington County {{WashingtonCountyNY-NRHP-stub