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- Guilderland properties listed in the
National Register of Historic Places - Vanderpool Farmhouse
& Barns
Vanderpool Farmhouse & Barns (August 2025).
Photos of Vanderpool Farmhouse & Barns in the 1982 NRHP
nomination document (marked May 1980)
click on an image to obtain full size view
1. Vanderpool barns view from east
2. Vanderpool Farmhouse view from southeast
3. detail of front door
4. southern elevation looking
northeast
Text information from NRHP nomination of 1982
Vanderpool Farmhouse & Barns entered on the NRHP 10
November 1982 as "Vanderpool Farm Complex"
Application file # 22, 23; National Register Guilderland Multiple
Resource Area # 10.
The farm is located atop Settles Hill and has a commanding view to
the south of the Village of Altamont and the Helderberg escarpment.
The house, along with the barns across the road, form an intact farm
complex.
Features: The farmhouse has a modest bracketed cornice; a
classical, recessed, center entrance with side lights and transom;
and a one and one-half story ell on the east side with a one-story
porch and eyebrow windows. The interior is basically unaltered.
The Dutch barn is easily recognized by the low sloping roof and
unique framing system. The plan is comprised of a long thrashing
floor running end to end with a wide aisle on either side.
Date of initial construction: 1855 (house), ca. 1800 (dutch
barn)
Builder: J.S. Vanderpool
Historical and Architectural importance: The farm was built
by the Vanderpools, one of the town's earliest Dutch families. The
farm has been in continuous use and the entire complex has been well
preserved. The addition on the rear (north) of the house was built
to accommodate a large extended family. The complex reflects
Guilderland's nineteenth-century existence as an agrarian community.
The simple, classical details of the exterior are notable on such an
isolated, rural farmhouse. The interior of the building is largely
unaltered. It has survived among modern tract development and
exhibits considerable architectural significance relative to such
surroundings.
The largest of the two barns in the complex is one of the few Dutch
barns in Albany County that survives intact. The building is
distinguished by its traditional Dutch H-framing and construction
methods. A small shed connects the barn to the smaller English barn
to the north which contributes to the integrity and character of the
complex. The buildings reflect Gulderland's heritage as a farming
community. They survive near the dense suburban development
bordering the village of Altamont.
Vanderpool
Farmhouse & Barns NRHP nomination document (15MB pdf)
map location from NRHP document (#22, 23, Vanderpool
Farmhouse & Barns) site map with building locations
from 1979 tax map
Google Earth kml files [farmhouse]
[barns]
Guilderland NRHP properties
Guilderland Historian
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