A. D. (Boss) Jones House
A. D. (Boss) Jones House | |
 Boss Jones House, October 2009 | |
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| Location | McGuire School Rd., Duanesburg, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°46′20″N 74°12′53″W / 42.77222°N 74.21472°W |
| Area | 104.1 acres (42.1 ha) |
| Built | c. 1860 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate |
| MPS | Boss Jones TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003231 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 11, 1984 |
A. D. (Boss) Jones House is a historic home located at Duanesburg in Schenectady County, New York. It was built about 1860 by noted master carpenter Alexander Delos "Boss" Jones. It is a two-story, five-bay frame farmhouse in a late-Greek Revival style with Italianate features. It features innovative stacked plank construction, a hipped roof, a wide frieze, and broad corner pilasters. Also on the property are two contributing barns and a shed.[2]
The property was covered in a study of Boss Jones TR.[3] 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.
- ^ Schenectady County Planning Dept. (1983) [1979]. "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: A.D. (Boss) Jones House". 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.
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- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Greek Revival houses in New York (state)
- Italianate architecture in New York (state)
- Houses completed in 1860
- Houses in Schenectady County, New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Schenectady County, New York
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