Menands Manor is a historic home located at Colonie in Albany County, New York, United States. The original house was built before 1840 with major additions and alterations in 1877 in the Stick / Eastlake style. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, U-shaped brick building. It features a multi-gabled slate roof, two 3-story corner towers with pyramidal roofs and wrought iron cresting, and a 2-story porch across the front elevation. A 2-story brick addition was completed in the 1920s. The original house was converted for use by the Home for Aged Men in 1877. In 1982, it housed the Home for Aged Men & Women.[2]
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| Location | 272 Broadway, Colonie, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°41′35″N 73°43′31″W / 42.69306°N 73.72528°W |
| Area | 3.8 acres (1.5 ha) |
| Built | 1877 |
| Architect | Woollett, William M.; Wickam, Richard |
| Architectural style | Stick/Eastlake |
| MPS | Colonie Town MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85002743[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 03, 1985 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ David G. Barnet (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Menands Manor". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-13.