A. Newton Farm

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A. Newton Farm
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Location NY 180, jct. with Co. Rd. 13, Hamlet of Omar, Orleans, New York
Coordinates 44°15′45″N75°58′44″W / 44.26250°N 75.97889°W / 44.26250; -75.97889 Coordinates: 44°15′45″N75°58′44″W / 44.26250°N 75.97889°W / 44.26250; -75.97889
Area 99.5 acres (40.3 ha)
Built 1870
Architectural style Mid 19th Century Revival
MPS Orleans MPS
NRHP reference # 97000356 [1]
Added to NRHP May 5, 1997

A. Newton Farm is a historic home and farm complex located at Orleans in Jefferson County, New York. The farmhouse was built about 1870 and is a small, modest 1 12-story Greek Revival building with a gable front, prominent cornice returns, a northside wing, and a modern kitchen ell on the rear. Also on the property are a hay barn, blacksmith's shop, toolshed, pig barn, milk and ice house, hay and heifer barn, and horse barn. [2]

Orleans, New York Town in New York, United States

Orleans is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 2,789 at the 2010 census, up from 2,463 at the 2000 census. The town is located in the northern part of the county and is north of Watertown. Orleans is named after the commune of Orléans in France.

Jefferson County, New York County in the United States

Jefferson County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 116,229. Its county seat is Watertown. The county is named after Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States of America. It is adjacent to Lake Ontario, southeast from the Canada–US border of Ontario.

Greek Revival architecture architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries

The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture. The term was first used by Charles Robert Cockerell in a lecture he gave as Professor of Architecture to the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1842.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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