Van Schaick House
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Location | Van Schaick Ave. and the Delaware & Hudson RR track, Cohoes, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°46′3″N 73°41′13″W / 42.76750°N 73.68694°W |
Area | 0 acres (0 ha) |
Built | 1735 |
NRHP reference No. | 71000528[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 18, 1971 |
Van Schaick House is a historic home located on Van Schaick Island at Cohoes in Albany County, New York. It was built about 1735 for Anthony Van Schaick (elder half-brother of Levinius Van Schaick), and is a 1+1⁄2-story, brick dwelling with a gambrel roof. Plans were made at the mansion for the Battle of Saratoga and the house was used by Governor Clinton as the New York State Capitol from August 22 to 25, 1777.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
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References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Chester H. Liebs (July 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Van Schaick House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-13. See also: "Accompanying two photos".
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-3121, "Wessel Van Schaick House, Van Schaick Avenue & Delaware & Hudson Railroad Tracks, Cohoes, Albany County, NY", 4 photos, 17 measured drawings, 2 data pages
- The Van Schaick Mansion, Van Schaick Island, Cohoes, NY
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