10 N Ferry St Schenectady

 Widow Kendall House
 
Land along the east side of Ferry Street was pasture land outside the palisades of the Stockade until after the end of the French and Indian War, when it was partially occupied by barracks for soldiers during the war.  The two-story brick Federal style house likely dates to the period following the American Revolution.  Deeds for adjacent properties in the late 18th and early 19th centuries note that a lot in this location was in the ownership of the heirs of George Kendall and the “Widow Kendall.”  George Kendall married Anna Fuller in December 1788 and it is thought that they lived in this house following their marriage.  George had died by 1795 and Anna is believed to have lived here until her death in 1833.  It is told that she kept a shop here selling cakes, beer and probably mead.  On the front of the house was a painted sign showing a beer bottle and a couple of cakes. 
 
The house is a two-story example of a brick front, wood frame, side hall,  Federal style townhouse.  Windows are painted wood six-light over six-light double hung sash with paneled shutters at the first floor and louvered shutters at the second floor.  The entry is a simple six-panel door with side lights set in a classical surround and a pedimented porch with columns.