Charles Parker House

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Charles Parker House
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Location 2273 Old State
Guilderland, New York
Coordinates 42°44′31″N73°59′21″W / 42.74194°N 73.98917°W / 42.74194; -73.98917 Coordinates: 42°44′31″N73°59′21″W / 42.74194°N 73.98917°W / 42.74194; -73.98917
Area 41 acres (17 ha)
Built 1844
Architectural style Italianate
MPS Guilderland MRA
NRHP reference # 82001077 [1]
Added to NRHP November 10, 1982

Charles Parker House is a historic home located at Guilderland in Albany County, New York. It was built in 1844 and is a large ​2 1⁄2-story brick farmhouse in the Italianate style. It features a bracketed cornice, gable roof with lantern, and four symmetrically placed chimneys. [2]

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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: Charles Parker House (Building #20)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-10-04.


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