Becker Farmhouse

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Becker Farmhouse
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LocationCreek Rd., Duanesburg, New York
Coordinates 42°45′7″N74°15′43″W / 42.75194°N 74.26194°W / 42.75194; -74.26194 Coordinates: 42°45′7″N74°15′43″W / 42.75194°N 74.26194°W / 42.75194; -74.26194
Area113.4 acres (45.9 ha)
Builtc. 1850
Architectural style Greek Revival, Italianate
MPS Duanesburg MRA [1]
NRHP reference No. 84003114 [2]
Added to NRHPOctober 11, 1984

Becker Farmhouse is a historic home located at Duanesburg in Schenectady County, in the U.S. state of New York. It was built about 1850 by noted master carpenter Alexander Delos "Boss" Jones. It is a two-story, three-bay frame building with a hipped roof in a combined late Greek Revival / Italianate architecture style. It has a one-story addition with a gable roof. It features a cupola. Also on the property are four barns and two sheds. [3]

The property was covered in a 1984 study of Duanesburg historical resources. [1] The property was also covered in a study of Boss Jones TR [4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Lucy A. Breyer; Nancy Todd & Schenectady County Planning Dept (August 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Duanesburg MRA". National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. Schenectady County Planning Dept (1983) [1979]. "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Becker Farmhouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
  4. unnamed (October 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Boss Jones TR". National Park Service.