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- Guilderland properties listed in the
National Register of Historic Places - Mynderse-Frederick
House
The Mynderse-Frederick House viewed from the southeast
(August 2025).
Photos of the Mynderse-Frederick House in the 1982 NRHP nomination
document (2 and 3 marked May 1980)
click on an image to obtain full size view
1. Mynderse-Frederick House viewed from the
southeast 2. Mynderse-Frederick House rear
view from northeast
3. detail of front door
Text information from NRHP nomination of 1982
Mynderse-Frederick House entered on the NRHP 10 November 1982
Application file # 9; National Register Guilderland Multiple
Resource Area # 15.
The house is located in the hamlet of Guilderland Center with a
small commercial complex located to the northwest of the property.
Prominently set back from the road, it retains its original setting.
Features: Two-story, Colonial style house with ell at rear;
classically recessed doorway with pilasters, transom and side
lights; gable roof with chimneys at gable ends; interior retains
original features such as newel post and stairway, fireplace mantels
and kitchen fireplace.
Date of initial construction: ca. 1800.
Historical and Architectural importance: The building was
constructed as a residence but was adapted to a tavern when the
Schoharie plank road was constructed in the 1840's. It became the
home of Stephen V. Frederick, a teacher and businessman, who was the
Town Supervisor from 1861-1866. He later served as Treasurer of
Albany County from 1867-1870. The house is now owned by the Town and
is used to hold historic exhibits.
A simple, vernacular version of a Colonial style farmhouse, the
building is distinguished from the modern suburban environment
around the village. The Mynderse-Frederick House is locally
significant as one of the earliest buildings of Guilderland still in
existence. It retains significant exterior integrity.
Mynderse-Frederick
NRHP nomination document (11MB pdf)
map location from NRHP document (#9 Mynderse-Frederick
House) site map with building location from 1979
tax map
Google Earth kml file
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