Menands Manor Explained

Menands Manor
Location:272 Broadway, Colonie, New York
Coordinates:42.6931°N -73.7253°W
Built:1877
Architect:Woollett, William M.; Wickam, Richard
Architecture:Stick/Eastlake
Added:October 03, 1985
Refnum:85002743

Menands Manor is a historic home located at Colonie in Albany County, New York, United States. The original house was built before 1840 with major additions and alterations in 1877 in the Stick / Eastlake style. It is a -story, U-shaped brick building. It features a multi-gabled slate roof, two 3-story corner towers with pyramidal roofs and wrought iron cresting, and a 2-story porch across the front elevation. A 2-story brick addition was completed in the 1920s. The original house was converted for use by the Home for Aged Men in 1877. In 1982, it housed the Home for Aged Men & Women.[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: Menands Manor. June 1982. 2010-10-13 . David G. Barnet. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.