Sharpe Homestead and Cemetery
Sharpe Homestead and Cemetery | |
| Location | 44 Laura Ln., Defreestville, New York |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°39′40″N 73°41′57″W / 42.66111°N 73.69917°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1740 |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000440[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 19, 2005 |
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 1+1⁄2-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.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Peter D. Shaver (December 2004). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Sharpe Homestead and Cemetery. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 22, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)