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The Johannis L. Van Alen Farm is a historic home and farm complex at Stuyvesant in Columbia County,
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. The house was built about 1760 and is typical of Dutch homes built during the period. It is a -story brick dwelling with a gambrel roof and chimney at each end. Also on the property are an 18th-century
Dutch barn Dutch barn is the name given to markedly different types of barns in the United States and Canada, and in the United Kingdom. In the United States, Dutch barns (a. k. a. New World Dutch barns) represent the oldest and rarest types of barns. There ...
, a
corn crib A corn crib or corncrib is a type of granary used to dry and store corn. It may also be known as a cornhouse or corn house. Overview After the harvest and while still on the cob, corn is placed in the crib either with or without the husk. The ...
and barn dating to the late 18th or early 19th century, and several additional barns and a chicken/pigeon house from the 19th century. ''See also:'' It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1973.


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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Houses completed in 1760 Houses in Columbia County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Columbia County, New York {{ColumbiaCountyNY-NRHP-stub