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George Westinghouse Jones House

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Built
  
1900

Opened
  
1900

Added to NRHP
  
15 September 2004

NRHP Reference #
  
04000998

Area
  
1 ha

George Westinghouse Jones House

Location
  
1944 Union St., Niskayuna, New York

Architectural style
  
Shingle style architecture

George Westinghouse Jones House, also known by the Welsh name of Caermarthen, is a historic home located in the Town of Niskayuna in Schenectady County, New York. It was built about 1900 and designed by the noted architectural firm of Rutan and Russell. It is a rambling, 2 12-story gable-roofed frame residence in the Shingle Style. it features a high stone foundation, steeply pitched gable roof, a wraparound verandah, hipped roof dormers, and five tall brick chimneys. Its original owner was George Westinghouse Jones, who was a cousin of industrialist George Westinghouse and business administrator for the firm's Schenectady interests.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

References

George Westinghouse Jones House Wikipedia