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Ladd Farmhouse

Coordinates: 42°47′18″N 74°13′33″W / 42.78833°N 74.22583°W / 42.78833; -74.22583
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Ladd Farmhouse
Ladd Farmhouse is located in New York
Ladd Farmhouse
Ladd Farmhouse is located in the United States
Ladd Farmhouse
LocationDare Rd., Duanesburg, New York
Coordinates42°47′18″N 74°13′33″W / 42.78833°N 74.22583°W / 42.78833; -74.22583
Area137 acres (55 ha)
Builtca. 1855
ArchitectJones, Alexander Delos (Boss)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSBoss Jones TR
NRHP reference No.84003238 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 11, 1984

Ladd Farmhouse is a historic home located at Duanesburg in Schenectady County, New York. It was built about 1855 by noted master carpenter Alexander Delos "Boss" Jones. It is a two-story, three-bay, clapboard sided frame farmhouse in the Greek Revival style. It features a gable roof, full entablature encircling the structure, exaggerated cornice returns, and broad corner pilasters. Also on the property are two contributing barns, a garage, 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Schenectady County Planning Dept. (1983) [1979]. "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Ladd Farmhouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
  3. ^ unnamed (October 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Boss Jones TR". National Park Service.