S. Pearl St. between 1st and McCarthy Aves., Albany, New York. County/parish: Albany.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 18, 1971. NRIS 71000517.
1 contributing building.
Cherry Hill is a historic house located on South Pearl Street (New York State Route 32) in Albany, New York. It was built in 1787. In 1971, Cherry Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cherry Hill was built by Colonel Philip Kiliaen van Rensselaer for his bride Maria Sanders, who was the granddaughter of Peter Schuyler. During the early 19th century, it was the home of Solomon van Rensselaer, who served in Congress and several local governmental positions. It eventually became the manor house of a large farm. For several years during the 1820s, the Marquis de Lafayette resided in Cherry Hill during his return visit to the U.S. Cherry Hill was also the site of a murder which led to the last public hanging in Albany following a controversial trial.
Van Rensselaer's descendants lived at Cherry Hill for nearly two centuries, preserving intact not only the building's original interior finishes but also its furniture, portraits, kitchenware and family documents. Since the van Rensselaers' tenure, Cherry Hill has been operated as a historic house museum by the Historic Cherry Hill Association. The house has undergone an extensive restoration because it was in danger of collapsing under the weight of its stored collections.
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