John Evert Van Alen House

John Evert Van Alen House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1744 Washington Ave. Ext., Defreestville, New York
Coordinates	42°39′11″N73°41′56″W / 42.65306°N 73.69889°W / 42.65306; -73.69889
Area	3.6 acres (1.5 ha)
Built	1793
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	04000873 [1]
Added to NRHP	August 20, 2004

John Evert Van Alen House is a historic home located at Defreestville in Rensselaer County, New York. The house was built between 1793 and 1794 and is a two-story, five-bay wide, room and a half deep, frame dwelling with a two-story, three-bay wide addition in the Federal style. The addition dates to about 1840–1854. It is sheathed in clapboards and is topped by a gable roof. Also on the property is a contributing L-shaped barn and the Van Alen family burial ground. The original owner John Evert Van Alen served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1793 to 1799. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Peter D. Shaver (May 2004). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Van Alen, John Evert, House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 22, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)