Rensselaer, US
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 Ren
sselaer, William Akin, and designed by noted Albany architect Philip Hooker (1766–1836). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
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