Chapel House
Western Ave., Guilderland, NYBuilt around 1910, this fine Arts & Crafts Style home was very secluded and adjacent to the Albany Country Club. The State University System took over the course to construct the new campus at Albany. The house is now used as an ecumenical center for the University. The building is the only example of the Arts and Crafts style in the town. It remains, largely intact and secluded, as a statement of the suburban lifestyle of the period in which it was constructed. Its survival in an area near modern suburban development adds to its significance within the multiple resource area.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
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