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The Ten Broeck Mansion in Albany, New York was built in 1797. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. [1] A decade later it was included as a contributing property to the Arbor Hill Historic District–Ten Broeck Triangle when that neighborhood was listed on the Register.
49 Ten Broeck Street: This three-story brick house, built in 1859, has a prominent entrance portico with Ionic columns. It serves as the focal point for eastward views down Second Street. [4]: 14 51 Ten Broeck Street: This two-story brick house is the earliest dated house on the street, built in 1842 before the cemetery was moved.
The Ten Broeck Mansion, built near the end of the 18th century, is the earliest listing postdating American independence. [63] Like Schuyler's a gabled brick estate house, its early use of the similarly classically -inspired Federal style shows the transition from colonial architecture to the modes of the new nation and century.
There are two sub-neighborhoods in Arbor Hill, Dudley Heights [3] and the Ten Broeck Triangle. [4] "Arbor Hill" was the name given to the Ten Broeck estate; [5] the Ten Broeck Mansion is still an important cultural and historical museum.
North Swan, to the east, is the boundary of the Arbor Hill Historic District – Ten Broeck Triangle, also listed on the Register. On that block is Ten Broeck Mansion, a contributing property to that district and listed on the Register individually. Two parks, Wilkie Playground and Arbor Hill Park, are in the blocks to the north.
Also in 1797 the Ten Broeck Mansion was completed by Stephen Van Rensselaer for his brother-in-law Mayor Ten Broeck. Later that year he was replaced by Philip Van Rensselaer. A State Capitol, jointly used as City Hall, was finished at the corner of State and Lodge streets.
English: The Ten Broeck Mansion, located in Albany, New York, United States and built in 1797. Former home to Abraham Ten Broeck (1734—1810) and currently home to the Albany County Historical Association. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
Many of the museums are historical sites themselves, such as Cherry Hill, the Ten Broeck Mansion, and the Schuyler Mansion in the city of Albany and the Pruyn House in Colonie. The Quackenbush House is the second oldest house in the city of Albany and is part of the Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center, which includes a planetarium.