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John Schoolcraft House
Historic house in New York, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Schoolcraft House is a historic home located at Guilderland in Albany County, New York.
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Description
The house was built about 1835 and is a distinctive Gothic Revival style dwelling. It features gingerbread vergeboards, pinnacles with crockets, lancet windows, and horizontal beaded siding.
The finials on the corners of the house are unique; the bases are made of wood, and the tips are of cast iron.[2] The iron came from a foundry which Schoolcraft owned nearby.[2] The house has 15 rooms with six fireplaces.[3] The ballroom ceiling is decorated with plaster crown molding.[3]
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History
The house was built for John L. Schoolcraft (1804-1860), U.S. Congressman and uncle of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft.[4] Schoolcraft used the house as a summer home until he died in 1860 at age 52.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1][2] The town purchased the property in 1994.[2]
The town, together with Friends of the Schoolcraft Culture Center, renovated the house in stops and starts over a decade, as finances allowed.[2] Around 2000, the exterior was renovated. The interior has been completely gutted and refitted with electricity, plumbing, heating, and climate controlled air conditioning, even a refrigerator and dishwasher.[2]
A festive Holiday Event with over 200 guests was held in December 2014 to celebrate the restoration of the mansion.[3] A portrait of Schoolcraft by artist Augusta Dudley was donated to the town and was expected to be installed in the house.[3]
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John Schoolcraft House, November 2008
John Schoolcraft House, November 2008
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