NE corner of Riverside and Aiken Aves., Rensselaer, New York. County/parish: Rensselaer.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 31, 1974. NRIS 74001296.
1 contributing building.
Aiken House is a historic home located in Rensselaer in Rensselaer County, New York. It was built about 1816 and is a 2+1⁄2-story, rectangular, brick townhouse dated to the Federal period. It has a 2+1⁄2-story rear wing. It features stepped gable sides. It was built by the founder of the City of Rensselaer, William Akin, and designed by noted Albany architect Philip Hooker (1766-1836).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321173