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- Guilderland properties listed in the
National Register of Historic Places - John & Henry
Crounse Farm
John & Henry Crounse Farm house front elevation
(August 2025).
Photos of John & Henry Crounse Farm in the 1982 NRHP nomination
document (marked May 1980)
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1. John & Henry Crounse Farm house view from
east
2. western elevation showing original portion
3. details of latticework columns on front entry
4. barns at southwest of property
5. barn at southwest of property
Text information from NRHP nomination of 1982
John & Henry Crounse Farm entered on the NRHP 10 November
1982
Application file # 31; National Register Guilderland Multiple
Resource Area # 8.
The house retains its 18th-century setting at the base of the
Helderbergs. The Crounse homestead is to the north. The property
contains about 25 acres of woodland and farm land.
Features: The rear portion contains many 18th-century
features such as raised and fielded paneling and a large kitchen
fireplace. The large two-story front section has symmetrically
placed rooms and original 19th-century details. The shed roof
portico with lattice supports is unique to the area.
Date of initial construction: Rear ca. 1790, front ca. 1860
Historical and Architectural importance: The rear portion of
the house was built in the latter part of the 18th century, probably
by John Crounse, son of Frederick Crounse 2nd who was very active
during the Revolution. When John's oldest grandson, Henry P.
Crounse, was married in 1860 it is believed that he had the large
two-story addition built on the front of the smaller home. The front
porch latticework supports are unique to the area and appear on many
homes, apparently having been popularized by a local
carpenter/craftsman. A shed on the property was once used as a small
tannery. Both it and the simple vernacular barn to the south of the
house contribute to the character of the agrarian complex. The
buildings survive amidst modern suburban development.
John
& Henry Crounse Farm NRHP nomination document (10MB pdf)
map location from NRHP document (#31 John & Henry Crounse
Farm) site map with building locations from 1979 tax map
Google Earth kml file
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