Community Place, in

Skaneateles, New York Skaneateles ( , ) is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 7,112 at the 2020 census. The name is from the Iroquois term for the adjacent ''Skaneateles'' Lake, which means "long lake." The town is on the western ...

, was built in 1830. It was photographed by the

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in 1963 and was listed on the

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in 1979. It was a relatively successful

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commune for three years,

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. an
''Accompanying eight photos, exterior and interior, from 1978''
/ref> It is now known as Frog Pond. It is located south of

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, at 680 Sheldon Road.Note: an incorrect 725 Sheldon Road address is given in the NRHP application, but that is a different house, a quarter mile away. According to a resident at 725, that was the home or a mailing address of the former owner of Community Place.

Gallery

File:CommunityPlace2009b sm.jpg, Photo with large carriage house and stables, visible to right and behind. File:Community Place, Skaneateles (Onondaga County, New York).jpg, House in 1963.

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* National Register of Historic Places in Onondaga County, New York Historic American Buildings Survey in New York (state) Utopian communities in the United States Houses completed in 1830 Houses in Onondaga County, New York 1830 establishments in New York (state) Populated places on the National Register of Historic Places {{OnondagaCountyNY-NRHP-stub