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John Evert Van Alen House

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The John Evert Van Alen House is a historic home at Defreestville in Rensselaer County, New York. It was built between 1793 and 1794 as a two-story, five-bay-wide, room-and-a-half-deep, wood-frame dwelling, with a two-story, three-bay addition in the Federal style added around 1840 to 1854. It is sheathed in clapboards and topped by a gable roof. The property also includes a contributing L-shaped barn and the Van Alen family burial ground. The house's original owner, John Evert Van Alen, served in the United States House of Representatives from 1793 to 1799. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Historic house 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
New York, United States 3
Completed Year
1793 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
House 2
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Federal Architecture, Styles and Movements
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Timber, Architectural Materials
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United States

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1. John Evert Van Alen House (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    John Evert Van Alen House is a historic home located at Defreestville in Rensselaer County, New York.
  • Lead section
    The house was built between 1793 and 1794 and is a two-story, five-bay wide, room and a half deep, frame dwelling with a two-story, three-bay wide addition in the Federal style.
  • In Style: Federal Architecture, Infobox: architecture
    Federal
  • Uses Element: Timber, Wikipedia lead
    The house was built between 1793 and 1794 and is a two-story, five-bay wide, room and a half deep, frame dwelling with a two-story, three-bay wide addition in the Federal style.
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2. John Evert Van Alen House (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Historic house)
Quote, Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Historic house)
Wikidata item Q6232080, instance of (P31): historic house
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3. John Evert Van Alen House (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 412454): New York, United States
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 412454): New York, United States
Wikidata item Q6232080, property P131/P17 (location): New York, United States
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