205 Green St Schenectady

 Claas Veeder’s Tenant House
 
Nicholas (Claas) Veeder owned the property between Green and Front Streets in the early 19th century.  A land survey of the several properties located at the intersection of Front, Green and Ferry Streets prepared in 1815, a structure at this location was described as “N. Veeder Barn.”  It is possible that the present house was constructed in part by utilizing the barn noted on the surveyor’s map at a time when the demand for housing was on the increase.
 
The present structure is a two-story, side hall Federal style vernacular cottage.  A wood frame structure, the siding is painted wood novelty siding which first became available in the mid-19th century.  The size and scale of the house reflects the scale of the average late 18th and early 19th century dwellings of the Stockade, many of which have either been extensively altered or replaced.

 In the will of Claas Veeder, owner in the late 1700's, mention is made of a barn, apparently on the Green Street end of the property. Later, in Pearson's history, appears the statement that "the old Nick Veeder's barn is now turned into a house.” The Claas Veeder family employed a num­ber of servants, who were probably quartered in the small Green Street house.