Louis Menand House, Historic house in Menands, New York.
The Louis Menand House is a two-story Queen Anne style farmhouse with a cross-gable roof, fishscale shingles on the gable ends, and a central chimney. The nearly 4-acre property includes three sheds, a garage, and the foundation of a former greenhouse.
The house was built in two phases, with the rear section dating to 1840 and the front section added in 1881. It received National Register of Historic Places status in 1985.
The house belonged to Louis Menand, a French immigrant whose plant nurseries shaped the region for generations. His work with developing new plant varieties left a mark that visitors can still observe in the mature trees and plantings scattered across the property.
The house is located near Albany Rural Cemetery on Cemetery Avenue. Visitors should be aware this is a private property and advance arrangements may be necessary to visit.
The property features mature specimen trees and plantings from the original Menand family nurseries, which were central to the suburban development of the area. These trees serve as living remnants of the experimental plant work that shaped the region's landscape.
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