House & Garden 
of the Revolution, 
who were probably 
entertained in sump¬ 
tuous style, as Sir 
William is known to 
have been a hospita¬ 
ble host. Here also 
the noted Indian 
chiefs Hendrick, 
Brant, Red Jacket, 
Logan, and the cele¬ 
brated beauty, the 
half-breed Catherine 
Montour, were 
feasted in the bounti¬ 
ful style dear to the 
heart and stomach of 
the savage warriors 
of the forest. 
At the beginning 
of the eighteenth 
century there was 
visible evidence of 
improvement in the 
structure of dwel¬ 
lings built by well- 
to-do families, and 
the abandonment of 
the old Dutch lines 
of architecture and 
the adaptation of 
English and French. 
This is noticeable 
in the Glen-Sanders 
house in Scotia, 
opposite the city of 
Schenectady. Built 
of rough stone 
covered with stucco, 
the main building 
bears the English 
lines, while the 
wooden addition in 
the rear, retains the 
high pointed roof, 
and the low first story 
with exposed beams 
of the Dutch period. 
This house was con¬ 
structed in 1713, to 
take the place of the 
old Glen homestead 
erected on the bank 
of the Mohawk 
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