National Register of Historic Places

Smith, Henry Tunis, Farm

Nassau, Rensselaer County, New York
Listed
September 17, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75001222

About this property

Henry Tunis Smith Farm, also known as the Middlebrook Farm, is a historic farmhouse located at Nassau in Rensselaer County, New York. The house was built in 1789 in the Federal style. It consists of a 1+1⁄2-story main block, five bays wide, with a 1-story, three-bay wing. The front facade features a finely detailed frieze. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The house sits on a historic property that traces back to the 17th century Dutch Manor of Rensselaerswyck Rensselaerswyck was a Dutch estate of approximately 1,200 sq. miles comprising the present Albany, Columbia and Rensselaer counties. The Dutch Patroon Stephen Van Rensselaer devised a solution to sustain the financial viability of the land without selling it. He divided the estate into parcels and granted tenants perpetual leases at moderate rates of about one percent of the land's output. Eventually, about 900 farms of 150 acres were established. The solution greatly increased the productivity for the land and generated large economic benefit for the entire Albany area. The current farm property includes the original parcel leased from Van Rensselaer.

Location

Nassau, Rensselaer County, New York
42.49463, -73.61799

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Smith, Henry Tunis, Farm listed on the National Register?

Smith, Henry Tunis, Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Smith, Henry Tunis, Farm?

Smith, Henry Tunis, Farm is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Smith, Henry Tunis, Farm is recorded as the industrial era.

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