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Menand Park Historic District

Coordinates: 42°41′38″N 73°43′27″W / 42.69389°N 73.72417°W / 42.69389; -73.72417
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Menand Park Historic District
Menand Park Historic District is located in New York
Menand Park Historic District
Menand Park Historic District is located in the United States
Menand Park Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Menand Rd., Broadway, and Tillinghast Ave., Menands, New York
Coordinates42°41′38″N 73°43′27″W / 42.69389°N 73.72417°W / 42.69389; -73.72417
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
ArchitectVanderhyden Corp.
Architectural stylePrairie School, Bungalow/Craftsman
MPSColonie Town MRA
NRHP reference No.85002708[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 3, 1985

Menand Park Historic District is a national historic district located in the village of Menands in Albany County, New York. It includes 21 contributing buildings; all are residences. The district encompasses an unusual collection of bungalows and Prairie Style houses designed in the period from 1913 to 1925. Most of them have low sloping roofs with wide overhangs and exposed rafters, recessed porches supported by massive brick or cobblestone piers, and cobblestone or stucco coated chimneys.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[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. ^ David G. Barnet (November 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Menand Park Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved October 18, 2010.