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Jethro Wood House
Jethro Wood House is located in New York
Jethro Wood House
LocationPoplar Ridge Road, Poplar Ridge, New York
Built1800
ArchitectJethro Wood
NRHP reference No.66000505
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLJuly 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.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Jethro Wood House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-15.
  3. ^ Richard Greenwood (January 15, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Jethro Wood House" (Document). National Park Service. {{cite document}}: Unknown parameter |format= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help) and Template:PDFlink