237 Green St Schenectady

Details
Address
237 Green St Schenectady
Year Built
1863 (ca.)
Building Type
Residence
Construction
2 story Wood structure with Brick lining.
Description
“Home for the Friendless”

Built after 1863, this property was purchased in 1873 by the Ladies Benevolent Society for use as a charitable residence for indigent persons. Under the leadership of Directoress Urania Nott, Eliphalet Nott’s widow, the building became the site of the “Home For The Friendless,” an organization headed by Mrs. Nott since 1868. In 1908 the “Home” moved to 1519 Union Street where it is today under its new name, “The Heritage Home For Women.”

The two-story structure is faced in brick laid in an American common bond pattern above a limestone watertable and ashlar bluestone foundation walls.  The offset gable-with-side-wing style of the facade is reminiscent of 18th century “gable end to street” Dutch Colonial vernacular style houses, although the detailing is solidly in the Italianate style popular in the 1850s and 60s.  The main and gable rake cornice presents simplified classical detailing, including a dentil course.  Two-light over two-light painted wood sash are found in openings headed with arched cast-iron lintels and resting on sills containing small end brackets.  The narrow wood and glass panel entry doors with transom light are characteristic of the mid-19th century.  The garage wing at the east side of the house is a late 20th century addition.
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237 Green Street

237 Green Street ca. 1900

237 Green Street

237 Green Street 1967

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Resident Household in 1910
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
James GunningM60HeadCopper Roller
Charlotte GunningF58WifeNone
Marguerite GunningF22NieceNone
Felix TobinM30LodgerDraughtsman
Peter HeimswickM26LodgerElec Engr
Andrew L HeyaM30BoarderAccountant
Ernest A WareM24BoarderElec Engr
Edward J BrainardM36LodgerContractor
Earl N VickeryM24LodgerElec Engr
William H BaileyM26LodgerElec Engr