Friend Humphrey House

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Friend Humphrey House
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Location372 Albany-Shaker Rd., Colonie, New York
Coordinates 42°41′32″N73°45′49″W / 42.69222°N 73.76361°W / 42.69222; -73.76361 Coordinates: 42°41′32″N73°45′49″W / 42.69222°N 73.76361°W / 42.69222; -73.76361
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1841
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
MPS Colonie Town MRA
NRHP reference No. 85002713 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 3, 1985

Friend Humphrey House is a historic home located at Colonie in Albany County, New York. It is named after Friend Humphrey, former New York Senate member and former mayor of Albany. It was built about 1841 and is a two-story frame farmhouse with a gable roof and two symmetrically placed chimneys. A one-story ell was added about 1880. It is a transitional vernacular Greek Revival / Federal style dwelling. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. David G. Barnet (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Friend Humphrey House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-10-13.