Gillespie House (Guilderland, New York)

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Gillespie House
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Location2554 Western Tpk, Guilderland, New York
Coordinates 42°42′45″N73°55′48″W / 42.71250°N 73.93000°W / 42.71250; -73.93000 Coordinates: 42°42′45″N73°55′48″W / 42.71250°N 73.93000°W / 42.71250; -73.93000
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1840
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPS Guilderland MRA
NRHP reference No. 82001066 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 10, 1982

Gillespie House is a historic home located at Guilderland in Albany County, New York. It was built about 1840 and is a small, 1+12-story Greek Revival–style farmhouse with a center entrance and small rear ell. It features five small eyebrow windows in the eave. Also on the property is a garage. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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. Town of Guilderland (June 1979). "Building-Structure Inventory: Gillespie Residence (Building #15)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2010-10-04.