Van Schaick House

Van Schaick House
Location Van Schaick Ave. and the Delaware & Hudson RR track, Cohoes, New York
Coordinates 42°46′3″N 73°41′13″W / 42.76750°N 73.68694°W / 42.76750; -73.68694Coordinates: 42°46′3″N 73°41′13″W / 42.76750°N 73.68694°W / 42.76750; -73.68694
Area 0 acres (0 ha)
Built 1735
NRHP Reference # 71000528[1]
Added to NRHP March 18, 1971

Van Schaick House is a historic home located on Van Schaick Island at Cohoes in Albany County, New York. It was built about 1735 and is a 1 12-story, brick dwelling with a gambrel roof. Plans were made at the mansion for the Battle of Saratoga and the house was used by Governor Clinton as the New York State Capitol from August 22 to 25, 1777.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

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