The Historic Van Schaick Mansion
Built circa 1738, Cohoes, NY
Chapter House for the General Peter Gansevoort Chapter, NSDAR
Built circa 1738, Cohoes, NY
Chapter House for the General Peter Gansevoort Chapter, NSDAR
Address: 1 Van Schaick Ave, Cohoes, NY 12347
Telephone: 518-235-2699
Email: [email protected]
Directions: Take I-787 North from Albany.
Turn right on Ontario St.
Just before the bridge to Troy, turn right onto Delaware Ave.
Turn right onto Van Schaick Ave.
The mansion is on the corner.
Mansion History
The Van Schaick Mansion is one of the most historic homes in New York State. The mansion is located on Van Schaick Island at the junction of the Hudson and Mohawk rivers in Cohoes, New York.
One of the earliest examples of a building with a gambrel roof in the Upper Hudson Valley, the mansion has many of its original features intact.
The house was used as military headquarters during both the French and Indian War, and the American Revolution. Generals Montgomery, Schuyler, Gates, Stark, Morgan, Gansevoort, St. Clair and Benedict Arnold planned the Battle of Saratoga at the mansion.
In the days leading up to the battle, 5,000 Continental soldiers were garrisoned around the mansion. At the same time, Colonel Thaddeus Kosciuszko constructed the breastworks located on adjacent Peebles Island.
General Burgoyne and 20 of his staff officers were brought to the mansion before being returned to Albany as prisoners of war.
Telephone: 518-235-2699
Email: [email protected]
Directions: Take I-787 North from Albany.
Turn right on Ontario St.
Just before the bridge to Troy, turn right onto Delaware Ave.
Turn right onto Van Schaick Ave.
The mansion is on the corner.
Mansion History
The Van Schaick Mansion is one of the most historic homes in New York State. The mansion is located on Van Schaick Island at the junction of the Hudson and Mohawk rivers in Cohoes, New York.
One of the earliest examples of a building with a gambrel roof in the Upper Hudson Valley, the mansion has many of its original features intact.
The house was used as military headquarters during both the French and Indian War, and the American Revolution. Generals Montgomery, Schuyler, Gates, Stark, Morgan, Gansevoort, St. Clair and Benedict Arnold planned the Battle of Saratoga at the mansion.
In the days leading up to the battle, 5,000 Continental soldiers were garrisoned around the mansion. At the same time, Colonel Thaddeus Kosciuszko constructed the breastworks located on adjacent Peebles Island.
General Burgoyne and 20 of his staff officers were brought to the mansion before being returned to Albany as prisoners of war.
