Cartin–Snyder–Overacker Farmstead is a historic farm located at Melrose,

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. The farmstead includes a number of contributing outbuildings. The farmhouse was built in 1974 to replace one burned that year. The contributing resources include the

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(c. 1900), garage (c. 1920s), ice house (c. 1900), milk house (c. 1920s), chicken house (c. 1920s), threshing barn (c. 1810), tool barn (c. 1810), horse barn (c. 1840-1860), and rabbit house (c. 1940). ''Note:'' This includes an
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/ref> It was listed on the

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in 2013.

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Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) 1800 establishments in New York (state) Buildings and structures in Rensselaer County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Rensselaer County, New York {{RensselaerCountyNY-NRHP-stub