Houck Farmhouse

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Houck Farmhouse
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Location6156 Ostrander Rd., Guilderland, New York
Coordinates 42°41′53″N73°56′48″W / 42.69806°N 73.94667°W / 42.69806; -73.94667 Coordinates: 42°41′53″N73°56′48″W / 42.69806°N 73.94667°W / 42.69806; -73.94667
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1850
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPS Guilderland MRA
NRHP reference No. 82001072 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 10, 1982

Houck Farmhouse is a historic home located at Guilderland in Albany County, New York. It was built circa 1850 and is a two-story frame farmhouse with a 1 12-story ell in the Greek Revival style. The ell features eyebrow windows and has an enclosed pedimented portico. [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 (May 1980). "Building-Structure Inventory: Houck Farmhouse (Building #24)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-10-04.