Fort Crailo

Fort Crailo
Front elevation and north profile, with work underway on entrance walkway, in 2010
Fort Crailo is located in New York
Fort Crailo
Fort Crailo is located in the United States
Fort Crailo
Location9½ Riverside Ave, Rensselaer, NY
Coordinates42°38′7.72″N 73°44′58.65″W / 42.6354778°N 73.7496250°W / 42.6354778; -73.7496250
Builtc. 1712
Architectural styleColonial, Dutch Colonial
NRHP reference No.66000563
NYSRHP No.08341.000004
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLNovember 11, 1961[2]
Designated NYSRHPJune 23, 1980

The Crailo State Historic Site (also known as Fort Crailo and Yankee Doodle House) is a historic, fortified brick manor house in Rensselaer, New York which was built in 1707. The word Crailo is derived from kraaien bos (Dutch for "crow's woods") and refers to Kiliaen van Rensselaer's estate in Huizen, Holland, which is also named "Crailo".[3] Fort Crailo is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Fort Crailo". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-12.
  3. ^ Spooner, pp. 189
  4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form". Retrieved July 3, 2018.