John Carner Jr. House

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John Carner Jr. House
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Location1310 Best Rd.,
East Greenbush, New York
Coordinates 42°37′50″N73°39′58″W / 42.63056°N 73.66611°W / 42.63056; -73.66611 Coordinates: 42°37′50″N73°39′58″W / 42.63056°N 73.66611°W / 42.63056; -73.66611
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1800
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 03001399 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 16, 2004

The John Carner Jr. House is a historic house located at 1310 Best Road in East Greenbush, Rensselaer County, New York.

Description and history

The house was built in about 1800 and is a two-story, five-bay wide, two-bay deep, heavy timber-framed dwelling designed in the Federal style. It is sheathed in clapboards and is topped by a medium pitched gable roof. It has a two-story rear kitchen wing, believed to be an earlier structure incorporated into the newly built house. It was last modified in the 1930s. Also on the property is a contributing three-bay English barn, two smaller barns, a potting shed, a corn crib, and a well house. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 16, 2004. [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. Peter D. Shaver (February 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: John Carner Jr. House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-11-21.See also: "Accompanying four photos".