Sharpe Homestead and Cemetery

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+12-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]

Sharpe Homestead and Cemetery
Sharpe Homestead and Cemetery is located in New York
Sharpe Homestead and Cemetery
Sharpe Homestead and Cemetery is located in the United States
Sharpe Homestead and Cemetery
Location44 Laura Ln., Defreestville, New York
Coordinates42°39′40″N 73°41′57″W / 42.66111°N 73.69917°W / 42.66111; -73.69917
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1740
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No.05000440[1]
Added to NRHPMay 19, 2005

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ 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".