Mabee Farm Historic Site ca. 1671

The oldest house still standing in the Mohawk Valley, the Mabee Farm Historic Site was originally settled by Daniel Janse Van Antwerpen, who established it as a fur trading post to meet Native American traders before they reached Schenectady.  He received a deed for the property in 1671 from the English governor. In 1706, Van Antwerpen sold the farm to Jan Pieterse Mabee, and it was handed down through the Mabee family for 287 years. The structures, which were donated by George E. Franchere, include the stone farmhouse, brick slaves’ quarters, and a framed pre-Erie Canal (1750s) inn.