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==History== Glenville is named after [[Alexander Lindsay Glen]]. Glen, who was a native of [[Scotland]], acquired a large tract of land in the area in the 1650s.<ref name="GlenvilleHist">{{cite web|url=http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/resources/citycounty.html#gle |title=Chapter V: The Township of Glenville |work=History of the City and County of Schenectady, New York |year=1913 |publisher= Schenectady County Public Library}}</ref><ref name="ScotiaHist">{{Cite web |url=http://www.visitscotia.com/history.html |title=Village of Scotia History |access-date=April 2, 2014 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185309/http://www.visitscotia.com/history.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He named his manor at [[Scotia, New York|Scotia]] after his native country (Glen Sanders Mansion). The [[Seeley Farmhouse]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1978, the [[Swart House and Tavern]] in 2007, and the [[Bishop Family Lustron House]] was listed the following year.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref> The [[Glenville District No. 5 Schoolhouse]] was listed in 2013.<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20140530.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=May 30, 2014|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 05/19/13 through 05/23/13|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=February 20, 2016|archive-date=June 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606205015/http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20140530.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
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