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Turtle House

Turtle House
Old Turtle House, Post Road, Greenport (Columbia County, New York).jpg
Old Turtle House, April 1934
Turtle House is located in New York
Turtle House
Turtle House is located in the US
Turtle House
Location 14 Fabiano Blvd., Greenport, New York
Coordinates 42°15′38″N 73°46′4″W / 42.26056°N 73.76778°W / 42.26056; -73.76778Coordinates: 42°15′38″N 73°46′4″W / 42.26056°N 73.76778°W / 42.26056; -73.76778
Area less than one acre
Built 1820
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference # 01000309
Added to NRHP April 2, 2001

Turtle House, also known as Old Turtle House or Joab Center House, is a historic home located at Greenport in Columbia County, New York. It was built about 1820 and is an outstanding and unusual example of Federal period architecture. It has a distinctive lozenge-shaped main block with highly unusual double semi-circular porticos and symmetrical secondary wings.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.



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