Ten Broeck Mansion
National Register of Historic Places

Ten Broeck Mansion

Albany, Albany County, New York
Listed
August 11, 1971
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
71000522

About this property

The Ten Broeck Mansion in Albany, New York was built in 1797. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. A decade later it was included as a contributing property to the Arbor Hill Historic District–Ten Broeck Triangle when that neighborhood was listed on the Register. Ten Broeck Mansion was built in 1797 by Elizabeth (Van Rensselaer) Ten Broeck and her husband Abraham Ten Broeck on land leased from her brother, the patroon Stephen Van Rensselaer. At the time the land was in the town of Watervliet north of the city of Albany. Originally built in the Federal-style, the mansion was called "Prospect". Abraham Ten Broeck enjoyed Prospect for only 12 years before his death in 1810. His widow, Elizabeth, lived there another three years until her death. Over the next thirty years, the Mansion was renovated in the Greek-revival style. In 1848 Thomas Worth Olcott purchased the residence and renamed it Arbor Hill (Arbour Hill), along with adding a first-floor butler's pantry and the second-floor bathrooms, both of which reflect the Victorian style of the late 19th Century. The house has been owned by the Albany County Historical Association since it was purchased from the Olcott family in 1948. The house is open as a historic house museum with decorations and furnishings from the mid-19th century. National Register of Historic Places listings in Albany, New York Ten Broeck Mansion (Albany County Historical Association)

Location

9 Ten Broeck Pl.
Albany, Albany County, New York
42.65863, -73.75117

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Arbor Hill Historic District-Ten Broeck Triangle
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Arbor Hill Historic District-Ten Broeck Triangle (Boundary Increase)
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Church of the Holy Innocents
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Buildings at 744, 746, 748, 750 Broadway
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When was Ten Broeck Mansion listed on the National Register?

Ten Broeck Mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 11, 1971.

What type of historic resource is Ten Broeck Mansion?

Ten Broeck Mansion is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Ten Broeck Mansion is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1797.

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