Sharpe Homestead and Cemetery explained

Sharpe Homestead and Cemetery
Location:44 Laura Ln., Defreestville, New York
Coordinates:42.6611°N -73.6992°W
Built:1740
Architecture:Colonial
Added:May 19, 2005
Refnum:05000440

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 -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.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sharpe Homestead and Cemetery. December 2004. 2010-11-21 . Peter D. Shaver. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying photos.

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