Brouwer-Rosa House

The Hendrick Brouwer house was built after the Stockade Massacre of February 8, 1690. Prior to that, it was the site of the Jan Jonckers house (ca. 1665) which was burned during the Massacre. According to an American Buildings Survey in 1937, the Brouwer house reused the foundation of the Jonckers house in its original, Dutch cottage-style construction. Several renovations included a rear and side wing, roofing changes, and new front siding. Reputedly the oldest house in the City of Schenectady, it's Vermont slate roof needed repair. Be sure to check out the two 'old' pictures from 1937.