Alexander Liddle Farmhouse

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Alexander Liddle Farmhouse
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LocationGamsey Rd., Duanesburg, New York
Coordinates 42°46′42″N74°12′26″W / 42.77833°N 74.20722°W / 42.77833; -74.20722
Area122.5 acres (49.6 ha)
Built1850
ArchitectJones, Alexander Delos (Boss)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPS Boss Jones TR
NRHP reference No. 84003256 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 11, 1984

Alexander Liddle Farmhouse is a historic home located at Duanesburg in Schenectady County, New York. It was built about 1850 by noted master carpenter Alexander Delos "Boss" Jones. It is a two-story, asymmetrical T-shaped frame farmhouse in the Greek Revival style. It has a gable roof, clapboard siding, and features a wide entablature, pronounced cornice returns, and broad corner pilasters. Two one-story wings flank the main block. Also on the property are a contributing barn and garage. [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

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Schenectady County Planning Department (1983). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS Liddle, Alexander, Farmhouse. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 24, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
  3. unnamed (October 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Boss Jones TR". National Park Service.