National Register of Historic Places

Blink Bonnie

Schodack, Rensselaer County, New York
Listed
August 9, 2000
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
00000958

About this property

Blink Bonnie is a historic home located at Schodack in Rensselaer County, New York. It was built about 1850 and remodeled and enlarged about 1915. It is a two-story, frame building with a low pitched gable roof in the Greek Revival style. There is a large two-story rear wing. It features a one-story, Colonial Revival style entrance porch added about 1915. Also on the property is a large English barn dated to about 1900, a garage, and an ice house / chicken coop. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Location

1368 Sunset Rd.
Schodack, Rensselaer County, New York
42.56831, -73.70214

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When was Blink Bonnie listed on the National Register?

Blink Bonnie was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 9, 2000.

What type of historic resource is Blink Bonnie?

Blink Bonnie is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Blink Bonnie?

The period of significance for Blink Bonnie is recorded as the industrial era.

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