{"nrhp_refnum":"85002712","name":"Hills, Ebenezer, Jr., Farmhouse","other_names":["Component No. 10"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1010 Troy-Schenectady Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Colonie","county":"Albany County","state":"NY","lat":42.763049148500045,"lon":-73.80300394148686,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-10-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, five-bay wood frame farmhouse at 1010 Troy-Schenectady Road in the Town of Colonie, Albany County, New York, built around 1785 and set on a 29.4-acre commercial farm.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a rare surviving late-eighteenth-century vernacular frame farmhouse with Dutch-influenced features and a central hall plan reflecting Neo-classical influence. It is also tied to the early development of northern Colonie along the Troy-Schenectady Turnpike, where it later served as a tavern and post office.","narrative":"Built around 1785, this two-story wood frame farmhouse on the Troy-Schenectady Road in Colonie sits on a dry-laid stone foundation and is five bays wide, with louvered shutters, 2/2 windows and an entrance framed by sidelights and crown molding. A shed-roofed porch of about 1860 with square columns and scroll-sawn brackets covers the central bays. Inside, the first floor has a double-pile plan with large rooms and a hall, while the second floor is plain, with pine plank partitions and original hand-wrought hardware, recalling early garret space. The house is regarded as a rare surviving example of a pre-Revolutionary regional house type, mixing Dutch tradition with Neo-classical formality. Ebenezer Hills, Jr. moved here from Connecticut. After the turnpike opened in 1802, the building became a tavern and post office by 1820 under his son Laban, and it has been a local landmark since. About 29.4 acres remain, along with three contributing barns, and the site is still farmed commercially.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late eighteenth-century vernacular frame farmhouse with Dutch tradition and Neo-classical influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"The 1982 inventory lists the present use as vacant, condition as fair, and airport expansion and deterioration as threats. The property continues to operate as a commercial farm.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:44.637576-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/85002712.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312085","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebenezer_Hills_Jr._Farmhouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5331691"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/albany-county/hills-ebenezer-jr-farmhouse-85002712/"}