John Evert Van Alen House
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| Location | 1744 Washington Ave. Ext., Defreestville, New York |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | 3.6 acres (1.5 ha) |
| Built | 1793 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | 04000873[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 20, 2004 |
John Evert Van Alen House is a historic home located at Defreestville in Rensselaer County, New York. The house was built between 1793 and 1794 and is a two-story, five-bay wide, room and a half deep, frame dwelling with a two-story, three-bay wide addition in the Federal style. The addition dates to about 1840-1854. It is sheathed in clapboards and is topped by a gable roof. Also on the property is a contributing L-shaped barn and the Van Alen family burial ground. The original owner John Evert Van Alen served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1793 to 1799.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
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