Jan Van Loon House - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Jan Van Loon House - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Jan Van Loon House (, like van loan) is one of the oldest extant buildings in New York State. It is located in Athens, New York at 39 South Washington Street (also known as New York State Route 385). It is inside the Village of Athens Multiple Resource Area (MRA) and the Athens Lower Village Historic District. It was built by Jan Van Loon, who fathered eight children including Albertus Van Loon. Van Loon was a blacksmith by trade, but was also known to work in silver. Read more on Wikipedia
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