Henry (Hendrick) I. Van Rensselaer House, also known as Hudson Bush Farm, is a historic home located at
Greenport in
Columbia County, New York
Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 61,570. The county seat is Hudson. The name comes from the Latin feminine form of the name of Christopher Columbus, which was at the ...
. It was built in 1785 and is a large, rectangular, two story, brick dwelling measuring 55 feet wide by 40 feet deep. It features a five bay central entrance front facade, second story
Palladian window
Palladian architecture is a European architectural style derived from the work of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580). What is today recognised as Palladian architecture evolved from his concepts of symmetry, perspective and ...
in the
Georgian style
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830. It is named after the first four Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British monarchs of the House of Hano ...
, and is topped by a hipped roof. Also on the property is a
smoke house
A smokehouse (North American) or smokery (British) is a building where meat or fish is cured with smoke. The finished product might be stored in the building, sometimes for a year or more. , built about 1785.
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It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1993.
References
Houses completed in 1785
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Georgian architecture in New York (state)
Houses in Columbia County, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Columbia County, New York
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