Elmbrook Farm is a historic farm complex located at

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. The farmhouse itself was built about 1830 and modified about twenty years later to include

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. The complex also includes a barn (ca. 1790), a shop / office (ca. 1800), a milk shed, a

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, a

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garage, and a small family burial plot. ''See also:'' It was listed on the

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in 2001.

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Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Greek Revival houses in New York (state) Houses completed in 1830 Houses in Rensselaer County, New York 1830 establishments in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Rensselaer County, New York {{RensselaerCountyNY-NRHP-stub