Knower House

Knower House
Location 3921 Altamont Rd., Guilderland, New York
Coordinates 42°42′17″N 74°1′13″W / 42.70472°N 74.02028°W / 42.70472; -74.02028Coordinates: 42°42′17″N 74°1′13″W / 42.70472°N 74.02028°W / 42.70472; -74.02028
Area 1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built ca. 1800
Architectural style Early Republic
MPS Guilderland MRA
NRHP Reference # 82001073[1]
Added to NRHP November 10, 1982

Knower House is a historic home located at Guilderland in Albany County, New York. It was built about 1800 and is a two story frame house in the Georgian Colonial style. It features a central entrance and second story Palladian window. While occupied by Benjamin Knower, future New York Governor William L. Marcy married Cornelia Knower at the house in 1824.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Town of Guilderland (June 1979). "Building-Structure Inventory: Knower House (Building #29)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-04.


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