John Schoolcraft House
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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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1982.
Guilderland, New York
Guilderland is a town in Albany County, New York, United States. In the 2010 census, the town had a population of 35,303. The town is named for the Gelderland province in the Netherlands....
in Albany County, New York
Albany County, New York
Albany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England . As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204...
. It was built about 1835 and is a distinctive Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
style dwelling. It features gingerbread vergeboards, pinnacles with crockets, lancet windows, and horizontal beaded siding. It was built by John L. Schoolcraft
John L. Schoolcraft
John Lawrence Schoolcraft was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Albany, New York, Schoolcraft received a limited schooling.He engaged in mercantile pursuits....
(1804-1860), U.S. Congressman and uncle of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1982.