John S. Williams House and Farm

Historic house in New York, United States

United States historic place
John S. Williams House and Farm
42°26′18″N 73°35′6″W / 42.43833°N 73.58500°W / 42.43833; -73.58500
Area253 acres (102 ha)
Built1770
ArchitectPolhemus & Coffin
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.96001424[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 16, 1996

John S. Williams House and Farm, also known as Old Chatham Sheepherding Farm and Inn, is a historic home and farm designated a national historic district and located at Chatham in Columbia County, New York. The district includes seven contributing buildings. They are: the main house, a farm employee cottage, another cottage, a stone tool shed (originally a smoke house), and three small barns / garages. The main house is a two-story, frame building with a center hall plan. The house dates to the about 1770, but was extensively enlarged and remodelled in 1935–1936 in the Colonial Revival style, under direction by New York City architects Polhemus & Coffin.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Victor J. DiSanto (April 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: John S. Williams House and Farm". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved June 26, 2010. See also: "Accompanying 10 photos".
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