Aiken House (Rensselaer, New York)
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Aiken House, October 2010
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| Location | NE corner of Riverside and Aiken Aves., Rensselaer, New York |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1816 |
| Architect | Hooker, Philip |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | 74001296[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 31, 1974 |
Aiken House is a historic home located in Rensselaer in Rensselaer County, New York. It was built about 1816 and is a 2 1⁄2-story, rectangular, brick townhouse dated to the Federal period. It has a 2 1⁄2-story rear wing. It features stepped gable sides. It was built by the founder of the City of Rensselaer, William Akin, and designed by noted Albany architect Philip Hooker (1766-1836).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
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Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Federal architecture in New York
- Houses completed in 1816
- Houses in Rensselaer County, New York
- 1816 establishments in New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Rensselaer County, New York
- Rensselaer County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
