Marshall House
Why it's listed
Just north of Schuylerville, this farmhouse began around 1770 as a 1 1/2-story, heavy timber-framed building with a gambrel roof, set on a fieldstone foundation. In 1868 it was raised to two full stories and remodelled in the Italianate style, with clapboard siding and a wraparound porch, while the original center-hall plan, wide plank floors and hewn basement joists were kept. Its importance comes chiefly from October 1777, when British forces under General Burgoyne held a fortified line nearby after the Battles of Saratoga. The house served as a British field hospital. Baroness Fredericka de Riedesel and her three children sheltered in its stone basement while American batteries fired on the building, and she described the ordeal in letters published in 1800. The bloodstained parlor floor and recovered cannonballs remain. Only one other timber-framed building from that period is identified in the Schuylerville area, which makes this house a rare surviving witness to the campaign.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is one of only two surviving timber-framed 'witness' buildings from the 1777 Battles of Saratoga in the Schuylerville area. It served as a British field hospital and as a refuge for the Baroness de Riedesel and others during a cannonade. It is also a rare surviving pre-Revolutionary house in Saratoga County that shows its evolution to 1868.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 02000878, listed August 22, 2002. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 136 NY 32N, Schuylerville |
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| County | Saratoga County |
| Listed | August 22, 2002 |
| Reference number | 02000878 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca. 1770-1868 |
| Architectural style | Colonial; Late Victorian/Italianate |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Military, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as a residence, with residential use continuing. A twentieth-century guest house/studio on the parcel is non-contributing. |
| Acreage | 3.6 |
| Within district | Champlain Canal |
| Coordinates | 43.11124, -73.58000 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 02000878.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q8341643
- This listing as JSON
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