His house is actually for sale at the moment on Western Avenue in Albany. Address is ~621 Western. It's listed on the HABS database through the Library of Congress/American Memory. Laura Shore On 7/28/06 2:07 PM, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > When English traveler John Fowler passed through New York State in 1830, > exploring its suitability for agriculture, he mentions not having time to > visit a model farm built in 1818 on reclaimed land by a J. Buell. The > 80-acre plot was along the Cherry Valley Turnpike, near Albany. Can anyone > expand on the information? Even a first name would help. > > Thanks in advance, > > David Minor