Joachim Staats House and Gerrit Staats Ruin

The Joachim Staats House and Gerrit Staats Ruin is a national historic district in the Town of Schodack in Rensselaer County, New York.[2][3][4] The site is located on the peninsula known as Papscanee Island.[4][5] It consists of one contributing building and two contributing sites. The Joachim Staats House is a private residence consisting of a two-story, rectangular stone building built about 1700, with a brick addition built about 1790 and a wood addition completed about 1880. The surrounding land includes the site of a former sloop landing, a small family cemetery, and the site of the Gerrit Staats house. The Gerrit Staats house was built in 1758 and destroyed by fire in 1973. There are no visible ruins on the property.[6]

Joachim Staats House and Gerrit Staats Ruin
Nearest citySchodack, New York
Coordinates42°34′15″N 73°44′58″W
Area39 acres (16 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal, Dutch Tradition
NRHP reference No.78001898[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 1978

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Town of Schodack Comprehensive Plan" (PDF). January 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  3. "Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov.
  4. https://www.schodack.org/sites/schodackny/files/uploads/schodack_register_properties.pdf
  5. "Papscanee Island - Open Space Institute". osi.convio.net.
  6. Doris Manley and Charles Florance (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Joachim Staats House and Gerrit Staats Ruin". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-11-21. See also: "Accompanying 17 photos".


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