Oneida in Madison County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Oneida Community Mansion House
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 5, 2024
1. Oneida Community Mansion House Marker
Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 457.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.
Location. 43° 3.628′ N, 75° 36.235′ W. Marker is in Oneida, New York, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Kenwood Avenue and The Vineyard, on the right when traveling south on Kenwood Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 170 Kenwood Ave, Oneida NY 13421, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Central New York, and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Skenandoah's Last Home Site (approx. 1.4 miles away); Oneida Feeder Canal (approx. 3.2 miles away); Lest We Forget (approx. 3.3 miles away); Vernon Methodist Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Mission Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Vernon Bank (approx. 3.4 miles away); Pettibone Farm
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Regarding Oneida Community Mansion House. Excerpt from the National Historic Landmark nomination for the mansion (06/23/65):
The Oneida Community, officially founded in 1848 by John Humphrey Noyes, was one of America's most radical and most successful experimental communities. Based on the concepts of perfectionism and a form of communism patterned on an extended family system, the Community adopted such practices as complex marriage and selective breeding. The group also flourished economically, initially by the manufacture and sale of steel traps, and later by a whole set of industries including a silverware factory. Due to external pressure and the decline of strong leadership, the Community dissolved in 1881, and the business reformed as a joint-stock company.
The Oneida Community Mansion House is a rambling U-shaped building, built in successive sections, which housed the Community since the construction of the east section in the early 1850's. The House was converted from single occupancy rooms to family apartments in 1880, and is now maintained as a private apartment building,but otherwise is relatively unchanged in appearance or function.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 5, 20242. Oneida Community Mansion House Marker
Also see . . .
1. Oneida Community Mansion House (PDF). National Register nomination for the community house, which was begun in 1848 and completed in 1914. (Prepared by Richard Greenwood; via National Park Service) (Submitted on December 3, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Oneida Community Mansion House. Homepage for the non-profit association that owns the landmark building, which features a museum and inn that are surrounded by 33 acres of landscaped lawns, gardens, trails and a historic golf course. (Submitted on December 3, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
3. The Oneida Community. Presentation by Oneida Community Mansion House docent Tim McLean as part of the Schoharie Crossing New York State History Month series in 2020. (Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site, uploaded October 10, 2020) (Submitted on December 3, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 5, 2024
3. Oneida Community Mansion House
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 206 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 3, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
