Knower House
Knower House | |
| Location | 757 NY 146, Altamont, New York |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°42′18″N 74°01′11″W / 42.7050°N 74.0196°W |
| Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
| Built | ca. 1800 |
| Architectural style | Early Republic |
| MPS | Guilderland MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001073[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 10, 1982 |
Knower House is a historic home located at Guilderland in Albany County, New York. It was built about 1800 and is a two-story frame house in the Georgian Colonial style. It accentuates a centroidal entrance and second story Palladian window. While occupied by Benjamin Knower, future New York Governor William L. Marcy married Cornelia Knower at the house in 1824.[2]
A historical marker in front of the house states:
"Knower House
Est. as hat factory about 1800
by Benjamin Knower
Gov. William L. Marcy
Married Cornelia Knower
in this house"[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Town of Guilderland (June 1979). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS Knower House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 22, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
- ^ "Knower House Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved December 9, 2025.