Sharpe Homestead and Cemetery

Sharpe Homestead and Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	44 Laura Ln., Defreestville, New York
Coordinates	42°39′40″N73°41′57″W / 42.66111°N 73.69917°W / 42.66111; -73.69917
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1740
Architectural style	Colonial
NRHP reference No.	05000440 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 19, 2005

Sharpe Homestead and Cemetery is a historic home and cemetery located at Defreestville in Rensselaer County, New York. The house was built about 1740 and is a 1+1⁄2-story rectangular frame dwelling, 20 feet by 40 feet, topped by a steeply pitched gable roof covered with standing seam metal. It rests on a low fieldstone foundation. The family cemetery contains approximately a dozen stones marking the graves of the Sharpe and Barringer families. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. ^[1]

References

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