{"nrhp_refnum":"79003240","name":"Godfrey Farmhouse","other_names":["Elm Tree Farm"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1313 Loudon Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cohoes","county":"Albany County","state":"NY","lat":42.807847511000034,"lon":-73.73422710999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-10-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Greek Revival farmhouse at 1313 Loudon Road in the Town of Colonie, Albany County, New York, built around 1836 on a hill overlooking the Mohawk Valley.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a rare Greek Revival farmhouse with a classical portico in the Town of Colonie. Its interior is remarkably intact, with original woodwork, stairway, mantels and hardware. The Godfrey family kept the farmhouse for several generations after acquiring the land in 1840.","narrative":"This one-and-a-half-story farmhouse at 1313 Loudon Road in Colonie was built around 1836 in the Greek Revival style. Its temple form, impressive portico with fluted columns and rear wing faced with four pilasters and a full entablature make it a rarity in the town. A side entrance has a small Greek Revival porch. Inside, the original woodwork, stairway, mantels and much hardware survive. The land was once part of the Fonda property, divided after Henry Fonda died in 1835. Isaac F. Lansing acquired it in 1836, and George A. Godfrey in 1840. The Godfrey family later sold off portions of the original 217 acres but kept the farmhouse for several generations. Set on a hill with the Mohawk Valley behind it, the house is in good condition and still used as a residence, though commercial development along Route 9 is encroaching. It is listed as part of a group of historic resources along Route 9 in Colonie.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival, temple-form","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a residence; condition rated good; threatened by encroaching commercial strip development along Route 9.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.328358-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/79003240.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75311986","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfrey_Farmhouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14706291"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/albany-county/godfrey-farmhouse-79003240/"}