Benjamin D. North House

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Benjamin D. North House
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LocationNY 166, The Plank Rd., Middlefield, New York
Coordinates 42°42′12″N74°50′8″W / 42.70333°N 74.83556°W / 42.70333; -74.83556 Coordinates: 42°42′12″N74°50′8″W / 42.70333°N 74.83556°W / 42.70333; -74.83556
Area14.7 acres (5.9 ha)
Built1799-1802
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 85001499 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 11, 1985

Benjamin D. North House is a historic home located at Middlefield in Otsego County, New York. It was built between 1799 and 1802 and is a two-story, five-bay, center-hall plan Federal style bank dwelling. It is built of brick with a 1+12-story frame wing. Also on the property is a smokehouse (ca. 1800), a small frame privy with clapboard siding (ca. 1850), and a horse barn built about 1800 with a substantial extension added about 1890. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Mark Peckham (February 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Benjamin D. North House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-01-14.See also: "Accompanying eight photos".