{"nrhp_refnum":"85002711","name":"Henry-Remsen House","other_names":["Component No. 9"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"34 Spring St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Colonie","county":"Albany County","state":"NY","lat":42.716258104000076,"lon":-73.75013423299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-10-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Greek Revival farmhouse at 34 Spring Street Road in Colonie, Albany County, New York. Its oldest section, a one and one-half story ell, dates from between 1830 and 1850, with the main block and rear additions added around 1860.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a distinctive example of a Greek Revival farmhouse in the Colonie multiple resource area. It shows the shift from the central hall, five-bay plan of Federal and Georgian houses to the side hall plan with a kitchen wing used in mid-19th century rural homes. The early ell was kept and folded into the new design, a common practice of preservation and adaptation in rural architecture.","narrative":"Set directly beside Spring Street Road in Colonie, this farmhouse grew in stages over several decades. The oldest part is a one and one-half story ell with a gable front, tall first-floor windows and eyebrow windows, built between 1830 and 1850 by local farmer Jacob Henry. Henry R. Remsen bought the property in 1859 and is credited with the two-story Greek Revival main section, which has four pilasters, a pedimented gable with a fanlight, and a recessed entrance with sidelights and a transom. Italianate touches include scroll-sawn porch brackets and arched wooden chimney coverings. A kitchen wing and sheds were added from about 1860 to 1920. The house matters because it illustrates the move from central hall plans to side hall plans with kitchen wings, and because the early ell was kept within the new design. A clapboard barn of about 1875 stands behind the house on its 2.2 acre parcel.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect and builder unknown; the front ell was built by Jacob Henry, a local farmer, and Henry R. Remsen is credited with the later Greek Revival sections.","architectural_style":"Greek Revival, with Italianate embellishments","criteria":[],"status_note":"In residential use; condition rated good; a clapboard barn behind the house contributes to the property.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.462522-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/85002711.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75311998","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry-Remsen_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5716917"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/albany-county/henry-remsen-house-85002711/"}