Friend Humphrey House Explained

Friend Humphrey House
Location:372 Albany-Shaker Rd., Colonie, New York
Coordinates:42.6922°N -73.7636°W
Built:1841
Architecture:Greek Revival, Federal
Added:October 3, 1985
Refnum:85002713

Friend Humphrey House is a historic home located at Colonie in Albany County, New York. It is named after Friend Humphrey, former New York Senate member and former mayor of Albany. It was built about 1841 and is a two-story frame farmhouse with a gable roof and two symmetrically placed chimneys. A one-story ell was added about 1880. It is a transitional vernacular Greek Revival / Federal style dwelling.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Friend Humphrey House. June 1982. 2010-10-13 . David G. Barnet. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.