Guilderland Center in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
House Built 1802
sold to Michael Frederick
who ran it as a tavern
for many years
Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 42° 42.164′ N, 73° 57.881′ W. Marker is in Guilderland Center, New York, in Albany County. Marker is on Main Street (New York State Route 146), on the right when traveling west. The marker is set back from the road beside The Mynderse-Frederick House. The house is located in the hamlet of Guilderland Center on Main Street (Route 146). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 451 Route 146, Guilderland Center NY 12085, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Freeman House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Palatine Road (approx. 0.6 miles away); Battle of Normanskill (approx. one mile away); First Meeting (approx. 1.2 miles away); First Reformed Dutch Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Vale of Tawasentha (approx. 1.4 miles away); French's Hollow (approx. 1.6 miles away); Abraham Wemple (approx. 1.7 miles away).
Regarding House Built 1802. The Mynderse-Frederick House was built in 1802 by Nicholas Mynderse, a merchant from Schenectady, who operated an inn and a tavern. In 1803, Nicholas Mynderse was elected the first supervisor for the newly-formed town of Guilderland, which was previously part of Watervliet.
Mynderse served as Town Supervisor for one year. He died in the 1820s and the Guilderland Center property was purchased by Michael Frederick, a descendent of one of the area's early settlers. The house was used as a tavern until 1900 and remained a private family residence until 1940.
During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the house was enlarged and updated. It reflected the changing needs and tastes of the Frederick family. During the 1960s, many of the later additions were removed in an effort to return the house to its original appearance. In 1974, the house was donated to the Town of Guilderland for use as a museum and for the headquarters of the Guilderland Historical Society. The Mynderse-Frederick House was listed on the New York State and the National Registers of Historic Places for its historic and architectural significance on November 10, 1982.
Also see . . .
1. Step into history in Guilderland Center. Altamont Enterprise website entry (Submitted on December 5, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Mynderse-Frederick House - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on November 14, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
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