Louis Menand House

Louis Menand House
Location: 40 Cemetery Ave., Menands, New York
Area: 3.9 acres (1.6 ha)
Built: 1881
Architectural style: Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne
Governing body: Private
MPS: Colonie Town MRA
NRHP Reference#: 85002742[1]
Added to NRHP: October 3, 1985

Louis Menand House is a historic home located at Menands, New York in Albany County, New York. It is a two story, Queen Anne style farmhouse with a cross gable roof and central chimney. The rear section was built about 1840 and the front section in 1881. It features fishscale shingles on the gable ends. Also on the property are a contributing garage, three sheds, and the foundation of a greenhouse. It is located near the entrance to the Albany Rural Cemetery and the surrounding area was designated the Menand Park Historic District in 1985.[2] A descendant of the original owner is American writer and academic Louis Menand.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ David G. Barnet (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Louis Menand House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=215. Retrieved 2010-10-13. 
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