Gilchrist Manor, the former King home, c.1950. (Postcard in Museum collection)
Gilchrist Manor, previously known as the King House, was built by Pelatiah Richards, circa 1832. In May 1941 it was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Gilchrist from the heirs of Frederick W. King (and descendants of Pelatiah), Mrs. M. P.
Willett and Mrs. Charles Osborne. The
Gilchrists operated a guest house with cabins, and later added a motel
behind. The property was sold and in
1976
the home was destroyed by fire. Currently this is the parking lot for Tops
Supermarket. This house was one of the few examples of Early
Classical Revival in the North Country. The mansion of a southern planter
caught the eye of Pelatiah Richards and he sent a local builder to Virginia to
measure the house and to create a replica in Warrensburgh. Ownership passed to Minerva King, daughter of Pelatiah and
widow of Hesden King. Several generations of Kings grew up there.