Rensselaer County, New York


Founding: 1791
Parent county: Albany
Namesake: Rensselaerswyck, estate of the Van Rensselaer family
Seat: Troy (1793–)
Land area: 652 square miles
Population (2020): 161,130
Population (historic): 30,442 (1800); 60,259 (1840); 99,549 (1870); 121,697 (1900); 119,781 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1890; 1900s; 1920–1970; 1980s; 2000–2020
Subdivisions: Two cities; six villages; seven CDPs; 14 towns
National Register listings: 122
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 21,695 (29.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 67.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 30.5%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.5%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.1%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,446
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,640
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,078
Average farm size (1920): 64.8 acres
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Troy
 
Namesake: The ancient city of Troy
Founding: pre-1789 (founding); 1795 (post office); 1801 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 51,401
Population (historic): 5,264 (1820); 28,785 (1850); 46,465 (1870); 60,651 (1900); 72,763 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1890; 1900s; 1920s; 1940s; 2000–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 12,889 (54.7%)
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Outstanding Buildings

  1. *Gilead Lutheran Church (1865). 308 Brick Church Road. Brunswick. Romanesque.
  2. *School Number Two (1881). 605 Brunswick Road. Brunswick. Stick.
  3. *Farm (c. 1790). 191 Flower Road. Brunswick. Federal.
  4. *Martin Bornt Farm (c. 1835). Lockrow Road, west of Windy Acres Road. Brunswick. Greek Revival.
  5. *Morrison Farm (c. 1830). 3482 State Route 2. Brunswick. Federal.
  6. *Irwin House (1859). 6 Eileen Drive. East Greenbush. Italianate.
  7. *Edmond-Charles Genêt House (c. 1810). 868 Ridge Road. East Greenbush. Federal.
  8. Herrington Farm (c. 1855). 1490 Buskirk–West Hoosick Road. Hoosick. Greek Revival.
  9. *John Joslin Farm (c. 1855). 1892 Buskirk–West Hoosick Road. Hoosick. Greek Revival.
  10. *George Tibbits House (c. 1860). 14 Hoosac School Way. Hoosick. Gothic Revival.
  11. *Breese House (c. 1825). 601 South Street. Hoosick. Federal.
  12. *House (1886). 22017 State Route 22. Hoosick. Queen Anne.
  13. Gerrit Breese Farm (c. 1835). 22420 State Route 22. Hoosick. Federal.
  14. *Joseph Phillips House (1843). 401 Blooming Grove Drive. North Greenbush. Greek Revival.
  15. *Beverwyck / William Van Rensselaer House (1839–1842). 75 St. Francis Place. North Greenbush. Greek Revival.
  16. House (c. 1875). 19191 State Route 22. Petersburgh. Second Empire.
  17. *Reynolds House (c. 1820). 19608 State Route 22. Petersburgh. Federal.
  18. *Green Farm (c. 1900). 34 State Route 346. Petersburgh. Classical Revival.
  19. House (c. 1895). 1342 Johnsonville Road. Pittstown. Queen Anne.
  20. Wiley Farm (c. 1835/1865). 930 Melrose–Valley Falls Road. Pittstown. Greek Revival.
  21. Link House (c. 1820). 9206 Averill Park Road. Poestenkill. Federal.
  22. Joseph Mosher Farm (c. 1835). 253 Bell Road. Schaghticoke. Federal.
  23. *Johannes Knickerbocker House (c. 1770). 132 Knickerbocker Road. Schaghticoke. Georgian.
  24. Abel Welling Farm (c. 1855). 190 Schweninger Road. Schaghticoke. Greek Revival.
  25. *Elmbrook Farm / Lansing Farm (c. 1830/1850). 2567 Brookview Road. Schodack. Italianate/Greek Revival.
  26. Elijah Budd House (c. 1820). 305 Bunker Hill Road. Schodack. Federal.
  27. House (18th century). 732 River Road. Schodack.
  28. *Vanderburgh House (c. 1835/1865). 1110 River Road. Schodack. Italianate.
  29. *Abraham Van Valkenburgh House (c. 1800). 1194 River Road. Schodack. Federal.
  30. *Joachim Staats House (1696). 150 Staats Island Road. Schodack.







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