{"nrhp_refnum":"82001061","name":"Crouse, John and Henry, Farm Complex","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3970 Altamont-Voorheesville Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Guilderland","county":"Albany County","state":"NY","lat":42.67603052150005,"lon":-74.01651788900506,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-11-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A farm complex on Altamont-Voorheesville Road in Guilderland, Albany County, New York, with a clapboard house built in two stages (rear section about 1790, front section about 1860), a barn and a shed once used as a small tannery.","why_significant":"The rear of the house keeps 18th-century features such as raised and fielded paneling and a large kitchen fireplace, and the large front addition has original 19th-century details. The shed-roof porch with lattice supports is described as unique to the area. The house, barn and former tannery shed together preserve the character of an agrarian complex amid modern suburban development.","narrative":"This farm complex on Altamont-Voorheesville Road in Guilderland sits at the base of the Helderberg hills and keeps much of its 18th-century setting, with about 25 acres of woodland and farmland. The clapboard house was built in two parts. The rear section dates to about 1790 and was probably built by John Crounse, son of Frederick Crounse 2nd, who was active during the Revolution. The large two-story front section was added around 1860, and is believed to have been built when John's oldest grandson, Henry P. Crounse, married in 1860. The older rear portion retains raised and fielded paneling and a large kitchen fireplace, while the front has symmetrically placed rooms and original 19th-century details. A shed-roof porch with lattice supports is unique to the area and appears on many local homes, apparently popularized by a local carpenter. A shed once served as a small tannery, and with the simple vernacular barn it contributes to the agrarian character of the complex.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect and builder unknown; rear section probably built by John Crounse","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as excellent; in use as a residence, with no known threats.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:43.282253-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82001061.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312039","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_and_Henry_Crouse_Farm_Complex","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6265398"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/albany-county/crouse-john-and-henry-farm-complex-82001061/"}