Patterson Farmhouse (Delmar, New York)

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Patterson Farmhouse
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Location 47 Murray Ave., Delmar, New York
Coordinates 42°36′38″N73°50′33″W / 42.61056°N 73.84250°W / 42.61056; -73.84250 Coordinates: 42°36′38″N73°50′33″W / 42.61056°N 73.84250°W / 42.61056; -73.84250
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built 1840
Architect unknown
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 96001427 [1]
Added to NRHP April 28, 1997

Patterson Farmhouse is a historic home located at Delmar in Albany County, New York. It was built around 1840 and is a two-story, side gabled frame dwelling two rooms deep with a kitchen wing. The front entry is Greek Revival in style; surrounded by narrow sidelights and a rectangular line of transom lights above. [2]

Delmar, New York hamlet in New York, United States

Delmar is a hamlet in the Town of Bethlehem, in Albany County, New York, United States. It is a suburb of the neighboring city of Albany. The community is bisected by NY Route 443, a major thoroughfare, main street, and route to Albany.

Albany County, New York County in the United States

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Greek Revival architecture architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries

The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture. The term was first used by Charles Robert Cockerell in a lecture he gave as Professor of Architecture to the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1842.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Victor J. DiSanto (October 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Patterson Farmhouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-10-13.See also: "Accompanying photo".