Auclair–Button Farmstead

Auclair–Button Farmstead
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	80 Auclair Way, Melrose, New York
Coordinates	42°48′34″N 73°34′40″W / 42.80944°N 73.57778°W / 42.80944; -73.57778Coordinates: 42°48′34″N 73°34′40″W / 42.80944°N 73.57778°W / 42.80944; -73.57778
Area	157.05 acres (63.56 ha)
Built	c. 1785 (1785)
Architectural style	Mid 19th century, Early Republic
MPS	Farmsteads of Pittstown, New York MPS
NRHP Reference #	13000360
Added to NRHP	June 5, 2013

Auclair–Button Farmstead is a historic home and farm and national historic district located at Melrose, Rensselaer County, New York. The original section of the farmhouse was built about 1785, with the main block built in 1849. It is a two-story, five bay, frame house with a side-gabled roof. It features a full-width front porch. Also on the property are the contributing garage (c. 1930), ice house (c. 1900), tenant house (c. 1805-1840) and garage (c. 1930), shop barn (c. 1810-1830), dairy barn (c. 1901), milk house (c. 1910), horse barn (c. 1820-1840, c. 1894, c. 1900), hen house (c. 1910), and corn crib (c. 1900).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.