Gaige Homestead Explained

Gaige Homestead
Location:Weaver Rd., Duanesburg, New York
Coordinates:42.7481°N -74.1525°W
Built:c. 1830
Architecture:Federal, Vernacular Federal
Added:October 11, 1984
Refnum:84003202

Gaige Homestead is a historic home located at Duanesburg in Schenectady County, New York. The house was built about 1830 and is a rectangular two story, five bay frame building in a vernacular Federal style. It has a one-story, gable roofed side wing. It features a gable roof with cornice returns, a recessed central entrance, and two brick interior end chimneys. Also on the property are two sheds, a carriage house, and a shop building.[1]

The property was covered in a 1984 study of Duanesburg historical resources.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Gaige Homestead. Schenectady County Planning Dept.. 1979. 1983 . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64000548}} National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Duanesburg MRA ]. Lucy A. Breyer, Nancy Todd, and Schenectady County Planning Dept.. August 1984 . National Park Service.