Auclair–Button Farmstead
Appearance
Auclair–Button Farmstead | |
Location | 80 Auclair Way, Melrose, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°48′34″N 73°34′40″W / 42.80944°N 73.57778°W |
Area | 157.05 acres (63.56 ha) |
Built | c. 1785 |
Architectural style | Mid 19th century, Early Republic |
MPS | Farmsteads of Pittstown, New York MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 13000360[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 5, 2013 |
Auclair–Button Farmstead is a historic home and farm and national historic district located at Melrose, Rensselaer County, New York. The original section of the farmhouse was built about 1785, with the main block built in 1849. It is a two-story, five bay, frame house with a side-gabled roof. It features a full-width front porch. Also on the property are the contributing garage (c. 1930), ice house (c. 1900), tenant house (c. 1805-1840) and garage (c. 1930), shop barn (c. 1810-1830), dairy barn (c. 1901), milk house (c. 1910), horse barn (c. 1820-1840, c. 1894, c. 1900), hen house (c. 1910), and corn crib (c. 1900).[2]: 3–5
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/03/13 through 6/07/13. National Park Service. 2013-06-14.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-01.[permanent dead link] Note: This includes Jessie A. Ravage (January 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Auclair–Button Farmstead" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. and Accompanying photographs
Categories:
- Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- 1785 establishments in New York
- Houses completed in 1785
- Buildings and structures in Rensselaer County, New York
- Farms in New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Rensselaer County, New York
- Rensselaer County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs