National Register of Historic Places

Auclair-Button Farmstead

Melrose, Rensselaer County, New York
Listed
June 4, 2013
Type
District
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
13000360

About this property

Auclair–Button Farmstead is a historic home and farm and national historic district located at Melrose, Rensselaer County, New York. The original section of the farmhouse was built about 1785, with the main block built in 1849. It is a two-story, five-bay, frame house with a side-gabled roof. It features a full-width front porch. Also on the property are the contributing garage (c. 1930), ice house (c. 1900), tenant house (c. 1805-1840) and garage (c. 1930), shop barn (c. 1810-1830), dairy barn (c. 1901), milk house (c. 1910), horse barn (c. 1820–1840, c. 1894, c. 1900), hen house (c. 1910), and corn crib (c. 1900). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

Location

80 Auclair Way
Melrose, Rensselaer County, New York
42.82124, -73.57060

Categories

AGRICULTUREARCHITECTURE
Sources

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When was Auclair-Button Farmstead listed on the National Register?

Auclair-Button Farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 2013.

What type of historic resource is Auclair-Button Farmstead?

Auclair-Button Farmstead is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Auclair-Button Farmstead is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1785.

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