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Mabee Farm Historic Site
A riverside colonial farm in Rotterdam Junction, run by the Schenectady County Historical Society, with 18th-century houses, a Dutch barn, and trails.
1100 Main Street, Rotterdam Junction, NY 12150 · Rotterdam Junction, NY
About Mabee Farm Historic Site
Mabee Farm is a historic site in Rotterdam Junction, New York, operated by the Schenectady County Historical Society. Its grounds hold three 18th-century houses, an 18th-century Dutch barn, several wooden outbuildings, and a modern education center. Visitors can tour the old houses, see resident farm animals, and walk orchards, gardens, and forest trails. Replica 18th-century bateaux are tied at the dock on the Mohawk River. The Mabee family settled the land in 1705, and the site tells the story of that family and the enslaved people who worked the farm. The historical society restored the three houses between 2023 and 2026. The Wikipedia entry notes that the Mabee House is the oldest house still standing in the Mohawk Valley.
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