Freeman House is a historic home located at Guilderland in Albany County, New York. The original house (the center and eastern section) was built about 1734; a western addition was built about 1750; and a rear ell was added about 1800. It is a two-story Dutch Colonial house with a gable roof and built of large, smooth finished beams. It is one of the finest and oldest colonial period buildings in Guilderland,[2] and may be the oldest frame house in Guilderland.[3]
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| Location | 136 Main St., Guilderland, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°42′8″N 73°57′50″W / 42.70222°N 73.96389°W |
| Area | 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) |
| Built | ca. 1734 |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| MPS | Guilderland MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001062[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 10, 1982 |
Following the American Revolution, the home belonged to Revolutionary War veteran Barent Mynderse.[3]
When photographer Nelson E. Baldwin photographed the house in 1937 as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey, it was covered in a synthetic brick siding, which has since been removed.[3] A historic marker stands in front of the house.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Town of Guilderland (June 1979). "Building-Structure Inventory: Freeman House (Building #7)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Johnson, Mary Ellen (September 18, 2019). "Six historic buildings in town were photographed in a New Deal project". The Altamont Enterprise. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
External links
edit- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-6009, "Freeman House, Guilderland Center, Albany County, NY", 5 photos, 2 data pages