Auclair–Button Farmstead

Auclair–Button Farmstead
Location80 Auclair Way, Melrose, New York
Coordinates42°48′34″N 73°34′40″W / 42.80944°N 73.57778°W / 42.80944; -73.57778
Area157.05 acres (63.56 ha)
Builtc. 1785 (1785)
Architectural styleMid 19th century, Early Republic
MPSFarmsteads of Pittstown, New York MPS
NRHP reference No.13000360
Added to NRHPJune 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.