- Roberson Mansion
Infobox_nrhp | name =Roberson Mansion
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location= 30 Front St.,Binghamton, New York
lat_degrees = 42
lat_minutes = 5
lat_seconds = 39
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 75
long_minutes = 55
long_seconds = 8
long_direction = W
locmapin = New York
area =
built =1904
architect=C. Edward Vosbury
architecture= Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other, Federal
added =March 25 ,1980
governing_body = Private
refnum=80002591cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Roberson Mansion, part of theRoberson Museum and Science Center , is a home inBinghamton, New York . It was designed by Binghamton architectC. Edward Vosbury and built in 1904.It is said to be very similar to the McKinnon House in Utica, built in 1899, which Vosbury also designed.cite web|last=Englert|first=Robert T.|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Presbyterian Church (Utica, NY)|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=6064|date=September, 1988|accessdate=2008-04-02 and [http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=6063 "Accompanying 19 photos, exterior and interior, from 1988"] ]
The mansion is supposedly haunted by the ghost of it's former owner, Alonzo Roberson. His spirit is believed to still roam around and apparitions have been seen in the elevator and along the upper corridors.
References
External links
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ny0470 Alonzo Roberson House, 30 Front Street, Binghamton, Broome County, NY: 4 photos and 4 data pages] , at
Historic American Building Survey
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