Becker Farmhouse

Becker Farmhouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Show map of New York Show map of the United States
Location	Creek Rd., Duanesburg, New York
Coordinates	42°45′7″N74°15′43″W / 42.75194°N 74.26194°W / 42.75194; -74.26194
Area	113.4 acres (45.9 ha)
Built	c. 1850
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate
MPS	Duanesburg MRA [1]
NRHP reference No.	84003114 [2]
Added to NRHP	October 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]

References

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