Sharpe Homestead and Cemetery is a historic home and cemetery located at Defreestville in Rensselaer County, New York. The house was built about 1740 and is a 1+1⁄2-story rectangular frame dwelling, 20 feet by 40 feet, topped by a steeply pitched gable roof covered with standing seam metal. It rests on a low fieldstone foundation. The family cemetery contains approximately a dozen stones marking the graves of the Sharpe and Barringer families.[2]
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| Location | 44 Laura Ln., Defreestville, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°39′40″N 73°41′57″W / 42.66111°N 73.69917°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1740 |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000440[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 19, 2005 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Peter D. Shaver (December 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sharpe Homestead and Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-11-21. See also: "Accompanying photos".