Simmons Stone House

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Simmons Stone House
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Location554 Boght Rd., Colonie, New York
Coordinates 42°47′1″N73°44′15″W / 42.78361°N 73.73750°W / 42.78361; -73.73750 Coordinates: 42°47′1″N73°44′15″W / 42.78361°N 73.73750°W / 42.78361; -73.73750
Arealess than one acre
Built1847
Architectural styleItalianate
MPS Colonie Town MRA
NRHP reference No. 85002747 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 3, 1985

Simmons Stone House is a historic home located at Colonie in Albany County, New York. It was built between 1847 and 1849 and is a two-story, massive cruciform plan stone house constructed of random ashlar blocks. It has an intersecting, low pitched gable roof with broad overhanging cornice in the Italianate style. It features a one-story porch across the front elevation with a cobblestone foundation and hipped roof supported by square columns. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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. David G. Barnet (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Simmons Stone House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-10-13.