John Schoolcraft House | |
 Schoolcraft Cultural Center | |
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| Location | 2299 Western Ave., Guilderland, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°42′14″N73°54′36″W / 42.70389°N 73.91000°W |
| Area | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) |
| Built | 1835 |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| MPS | Guilderland MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001081 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 10, 1982 |
John Schoolcraft House is a historic home located at Guilderland in Albany County, New York.
The house was built about 1835 and is a distinctive Gothic Revival style dwelling. It features gingerbread vergeboards, pinnacles with crockets, lancet windows, and horizontal beaded siding.
The finials on the corners of the house are unique; the bases are made of wood, and the tips are of cast iron. [2] The iron came from a foundry which Schoolcraft owned nearby. [2] The house has 15 rooms with six fireplaces. [3] The ballroom ceiling is decorated with plaster crown molding. [3]
The house was built for John L. Schoolcraft (1804-1860), U.S. Congressman and uncle of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft. [4] Schoolcraft used the house as a summer home until he died in 1860 at age 52. [2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] [2] The town purchased the property in 1994. [2]
The town, together with Friends of the Schoolcraft Culture Center, renovated the house in stops and starts over a decade, as finances allowed. [2] Around 2000, the exterior was renovated. The interior has been completely gutted and refitted with electricity, plumbing, heating, and climate controlled air conditioning, even a refrigerator and dishwasher. [2]
A festive Holiday Event with over 200 guests was held in December 2014 to celebrate the restoration of the mansion. [3] A portrait of Schoolcraft by artist Augusta Dudley was donated to the town and was expected to be installed in the house. [3]
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