Herman Melville House, Troy
- Address: 2 114th St
- Vicinity: 1st Ave
- Village of Lansingburgh in Troy
- Phone: 518-235-3501
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1786/00/00 | A house is built by Stephan Gorham, first postmaster of Rensselaer County. | |||||
| 1838/05/00 | Maria Gansevoort Melvill | Home | Struggling to afford rents in Albany, Maria Melville moves with six of her eight children north of Albany to Lansingburgh where she rents a large house for $125 a year. | |||
| 1838/11/07 | Herman Melville | Home | Herman Melville moves to the family home in Lansingburgh, very pleasantly situated on the bank of the Hudson where the shipbuilding yard of Richard Hanford builds Hudson River sloops. | |||
| 1839/12/00 | Maria Gansevoort Melvill | Home | It cannot be possible that I am to be left by my two Brothers to struggle with absolute want... If I have nothing to expect from my brothers but tardy, uncertain remitances, ... the Family must be broken up and its members dispersed. - Maria G Melville | |||
| 1844/10/14 | Herman Melville | Home | After being discharged at Boston, Herman Melville returns to his mother's home. | |||
| 1845/02/00 | Herman Melville | Home | By wintertime, Herman Melville begins writing "Typee" at a large wooden desk his mother helped him drag out of the attic and set near an upstairs window overlooking the Hudson. | Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life | ||
| 1846/00/00 | Herman Melville | Author | With the success of Typee, Herman Melville begins writing "Qmoo". He will later write parts of "Redburn" here. |
| Particulars for Herman Melville House, Troy: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Architectural Style | Early republic |
| Architectural Style | Late Victorian |
| Area of Significance | Literature |
| Criteria | Person |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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| Activity Category | Tour |
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