Near Schenectady in Schenectady County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Bradt House

1735

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, September 8, 2018

1. Bradt House Marker

Inscription.
Early type of Dutch farmhouse. To west was Woestina (Wilderness)

Erected 1937 by State Education Department.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Norwegian-Americans series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1735.

Location. 42° 49.217′ N, 73° 59.479′ W. Marker is near Schenectady, New York, in Schenectady County. It is on Schermerhorn Road west of Rice Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Schenectady NY 12306, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

in the Capital District,

and in the Albany Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Enlarged Double Lock 23, Old Erie Canal (approx. ¼ mile away); Enlarged Lock 23 (approx. ¼ mile away); The Movable Dam at Lock 8 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Erie Canal Lock 8 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Vedder Family Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away); Welcome to Maalwyck Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); Robert Allen Deitcher (approx. 0.9 miles away); Maalwyck (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Schenectady.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 23 (was approx. ¼ mile away).

Regarding Bradt House.

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This house was constructed by Arent Bradt and is one of several throughout Albany and Schenectady Counties constructed by the Bradt family. The Bradts were a large and successful family from Norway that settled in New Netherland (as New York was known before the English finally succeeded the Dutch in 1674). The Bradts of early Albany are descended from two brothers, Albert and Arent Andriesse who came to America in 1637.

Also see . . .
1. Bradt House, Schermerhorn Road (Historic American Buildings Survey). (Submitted on September 8, 2018, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
2. Arent Bradt House (Schenectady Digital History Archive). (Submitted on September 8, 2018, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
3. Bradt. (Submitted on September 8, 2018, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, September 8, 2018

2. Bradt House

W.E.Joynes / A.E. Delahanty (courtesy of the Historic American Buildings Survey, LOC), 1936

3. Bradt House

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, September 10, 2025

4. Bradt House Marker

The owners have landscaped and added solar lights!

View of the Dutch Houses and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, September 10, 2025

5. View of the Dutch Houses and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2018, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 2,493 times since then and 180 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 8, 2018, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 3. submitted on September 8, 2018. 4, 5. submitted on September 11, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.