{"nrhp_refnum":"85002742","name":"Menand, Louis, House","other_names":["Component No. 15"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"40 Cemetery Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Colonie","county":"Albany County","state":"NY","lat":42.70290027900006,"lon":-73.72293035199993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-10-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Queen Anne/Stick style farmhouse at 40 Cemetery Avenue in Colonie (Menands), Albany County, New York, with a front section built in 1881 and a rear section dating to about 1840.","why_significant":"It is the only surviving structure associated with the locally prominent Menand family. Louis Menand, a noted horticulturist, ran nurseries and greenhouses on the property and developed new flower hybrids. The surrounding suburb later took the name \"Menands\" from the family.","narrative":"This two-story farmhouse at 40 Cemetery Avenue, near the entrance to the Albany Rural Cemetery, combines Queen Anne and Stick style details. The front section was built in 1881 and incorporates an earlier rear section from about 1840. Clapboards cover most of the front, fish-scale shingles fill the gable ends and form a band at mid-height, and a wraparound porch has bracketed piers. Original interior woodwork, fireplace, doors and hardware remain. The 3.92-acre parcel includes three sheds, a garage and greenhouse foundations from the family nursery, along with exotic plantings such as gingko trees. Louis Menand, a French-born horticulturist who had been curator of the Botanical Gardens in Paris, came to the United States in 1837 and bought the property in 1870. His son Louis Menand Jr. lived in the house. The family ran nurseries and greenhouses here, conducting experiments and developing new hybrid flowers. The suburb that grew nearby took the name Menands. The house is the only surviving structure tied to the family.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne/Stick style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as good; still used as a residence, with surviving outbuildings and greenhouse foundations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.683711-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/85002742.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312067","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Menand_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6687810"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/albany-county/menand-louis-house-85002742/"}