243 Union St Schenectady
Details
- Address
- 243 Union St Schenectady
- Year Built
- 1814 (ca.)
- Building Type
- Residence
- Construction
- 3 story Wood structure with Wood lining.
Description
DAVID VAN DER HEYDEN HOUSE
David van der Heyden was an Indian trader traveling as far west as Detroit. His town lot was on the northwest corner of College and Union Streets. When he built his house at this location is not known, but a mortgage on his house is recorded in 1814. Its construction was probably about that time. The structure has undergone so many enlargements and alterations that the original design cannot now be determined. Some of the stone foundations and numerous large hand-hewn beams are obviously parts of the early 1800's structure.
David van der Heyden was an Indian trader traveling as far west as Detroit. His town lot was on the northwest corner of College and Union Streets. When he built his house at this location is not known, but a mortgage on his house is recorded in 1814. Its construction was probably about that time. The structure has undergone so many enlargements and alterations that the original design cannot now be determined. Some of the stone foundations and numerous large hand-hewn beams are obviously parts of the early 1800's structure.
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243 Union Street ca. 1890
243 Union Street 1962
Plaque at 243 Union Street
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Resident Household in 1910
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marn M S Sommerville | F | 35 | Head | Keeper |
| Matthew P Reliance | M | 24 | Boarder | Craneman |
| William Fowler | M | 23 | Boarder | Conductor |
| Howard Lansing | M | 31 | Boarder | Motorman |
| Rose Rorick | F | 22 | Servant | Waitress |
| John F Ryan | M | 21 | Boarder | Drop Forger |
| George Dittmar | M | 28 | Boarder | Motorman |
| George A Haynes | M | 29 | Boarder | Clerk |
| Cornelius Sweeney | M | 22 | Boarder | Machinist |
| Edward Roahan | M | 23 | Boarder | Electrician |
| John Fowler | M | 28 | Boarder | Conductor |