Freeman House (Guilderland, New York)

For other uses, see Freeman House (disambiguation).

Freeman House is a historic home located at Guilderland in Albany County, New York. The original house (the center and eastern section) was built about 1734; a western addition was built about 1750; and a rear ell was added about 1800. It is a two-story Dutch Colonial house with a gable roof and built of large, smooth finished beams. It is one of the finest and oldest colonial period buildings in Guilderland,^[2] and may be the oldest frame house in Guilderland.^[3]

The house in 1937, with synthetic brick siding

Freeman House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	136 Main St., Guilderland, New York
Coordinates	42°42′8″N 73°57′50″W
Area	1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built	ca. 1734
Architectural style	Colonial
MPS	Guilderland MRA
NRHP reference No.	82001062[1]
Added to NRHP	November 10, 1982

Following the American Revolution, the home belonged to Revolutionary War veteran Barent Mynderse.^[3]

When photographer Nelson E. Baldwin photographed the house in 1937 as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey, it was covered in a synthetic brick siding, which has since been removed.^[3] A historic marker stands in front of the house.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Albany County, New York