Spirit House, also known as Timothy Brown House or Brown's Hall, is a historic home located at Georgetown in

Madison County, New York Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 68,016. Its county seat is Wampsville. The county is named after James Madison, the fourth president of the United States, and was ...

. It was built about 1865 and is essentially a square, wood-frame structure. The exterior features two-by-fours arranged vertically and scalloped at regular intervals. The use of the scallop pattern gives the Spirit House a highly textured surface and it is almost impossible to discern how it is constructed without close inspection. It also features a three tiered cornice with downward pointing keys. It was constructed as a residence and for meetings of

Spiritualists Spiritualism may refer to: * Spiritual church movement, a group of Spiritualist churches and denominations historically based in the African-American community * Spiritualism (beliefs), a metaphysical belief that the world is made up of at least ...

in a large hall on the second floor. ''See also:'' It was listed on the

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in 2006.

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* Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Historic American Buildings Survey in New York (state) Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Houses completed in 1865 Houses in Madison County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Madison County, New York {{MadisonCountyNY-NRHP-stub