Jethro Wood House
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| Location: | Poplar Ridge Road, Poplar Ridge, New York |
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| Coordinates: | 42°44′15.21″N 76°37′57.33″W / 42.7375583°N 76.6325917°WCoordinates: 42°44′15.21″N 76°37′57.33″W / 42.7375583°N 76.6325917°W |
| Built: | 1800 |
| Architect: | Jethro Wood |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 66000505 |
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| Added to NRHP: | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHL: | July 19, 1964[2] |
Jethro Wood House was the home of Jethro Wood, inventor of a cast-iron plow with replaceable parts, that was the first commercially successful iron plow. He received a patent for this in 1814 which was extended in 1819. He spent his earnings fighting patent infringements.
The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964.[2],[3]
The house is located on Poplar Ridge Road in Poplar Ridge in Cayuga County, New York.
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Front of Jethro Wood House
[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Jethro Wood House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-15. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=361&ResourceType=Building.
- ^ Richard Greenwood (January 15, 1976). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Jethro Wood HousePDF (187 KB). National Park Service and Accompanying 3 photos, exterior, from 1962 and 1975.PDF (691 KB)
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