National Register of Historic Places

Van Ostrande-Radliff House

Albany, Albany County, New York
Listed
January 10, 2008
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
07000291

About this property

48 Hudson Avenue (also known as the Van Ostrande–Radliff House) is the oldest building in the city of Albany, New York. It was believed by Paul Huey, in the Albany architectural guide of 1993, to have been built in 1759 by Johannes Radliff when he married Elizabeth Singleton because he believed it was built after the stockade was moved south by one block. Research done by Albany historian John Wolcott proved that it had been occupied by Johannes van Ostrande between 1728 and 1734 and that a mortgage Radliff had on the house referred to it as "formerly van Ostrande." The Lamont–Doherty Earth Sciences laboratory of Columbia University performed dendrochronology on a wood core sample from the building to confirm that the building dated from 1728. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 10, 2008; prior to that, it had been a contributing property to the Downtown Albany Historic District.

Location

48 Hudson Ave.
Albany, Albany County, New York
42.64721, -73.75188

Categories

ARCHITECTUREAGRICULTUREHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALCOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTEUROPEANEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
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Sources

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When was Van Ostrande-Radliff House listed on the National Register?

Van Ostrande-Radliff House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 2008.

What type of historic resource is Van Ostrande-Radliff House?

Van Ostrande-Radliff House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Van Ostrande-Radliff House is recorded as the industrial era.

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