John Schoolcraft House

John Schoolcraft House

John Schoolcraft House, November 2008
Location 2299 Western Tpk., Guilderland, New York
Coordinates 42°42′14″N 73°54′36″W / 42.70389°N 73.91000°W / 42.70389; -73.91000Coordinates: 42°42′14″N 73°54′36″W / 42.70389°N 73.91000°W / 42.70389; -73.91000
Area 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built 1835
Architectural style Gothic Revival
MPS Guilderland MRA
NRHP Reference # 82001081[1]
Added to NRHP November 10, 1982

John Schoolcraft House is a historic home located at Guilderland in Albany County, New York. It was built about 1835 and is a distinctive Gothic Revival style dwelling. It features gingerbread vergeboards, pinnacles with crockets, lancet windows, and horizontal beaded siding. It was built by John L. Schoolcraft (1804-1860), U.S. Congressman and uncle of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Town of Guilderland (June 1979). "Building-Structure Inventory: John Schoolcraft House (Building #6)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-04.


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