Feura Bush in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Bennett Hill House
Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, June 22, 2025
1. Bennett Hill House Marker
House built 1821 by Wm. C. Hewitt for Wm. Chapman. 1834
Rushmore Bennett started an apple and sheep farm. Summer boarding house 1890's-1920's.
Erected 2004 by New Scotland Historical Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1821.
Location. 42° 34.253′ N, 73° 57.628′ W. Marker is in Feura Bush, New York, in Albany County. It is at the intersection of Rowes Hill Road and Bennett Hill Road, on the right when traveling west on Rowes Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Rowes Hill Road, Feura Bush NY 12067, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clark House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Meed House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Harmanus Bogardus House / Blacksmith Shop (approx. half a mile away); Site of the Battle of Clarksville (approx. Ύ mile away); Houghtaling House (approx. 0.8 miles away); DeLong-Vanderbilt Home - June 5,1807 (approx. one mile away); Onesquethaw Reformed Church (approx. one mile away); Van Dyke House (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Feura Bush.
More about this marker. The marker is surrounded
this page online
Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, June 22, 2025
2. Bennett Hill House Marker surrounded by presses
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2025, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. This page has been viewed 165 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2025, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
