Becker Farmhouse
Becker Farmhouse | |
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| Location | Creek Rd., Duanesburg, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°45′7″N 74°15′43″W / 42.75194°N 74.26194°W |
| Area | 113.4 acres (45.9 ha) |
| Built | c. 1850 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate |
| MPS | Duanesburg MRA[2] |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003114[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 11, 1984 |
Becker Farmhouse is a historic home located at Duanesburg in Schenectady County, in the U.S. state of New York. It was built about 1850 by noted master carpenter Alexander Delos "Boss" Jones. It is a two-story, three-bay frame building with a hipped roof in a combined late Greek Revival / Italianate architecture style. It has a one-story addition with a gable roof. It features a cupola. Also on the property are four barns and two sheds.[3]
The property was covered in a 1984 study of Duanesburg historical resources.[2] The property was also covered in a study of Boss Jones TR[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Lucy A. Breyer; Nancy Todd & Schenectady County Planning Dept (August 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Duanesburg MRA". National Park Service.
- ^ Schenectady County Planning Dept (1983) [1979]. "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Becker Farmhouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
- ^ unnamed (October 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Boss Jones TR". National Park Service.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Houses in Schenectady County, New York
- Greek Revival houses in New York (state)
- Houses completed in 1850
- National Register of Historic Places in Schenectady County, New York
- Schenectady County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs