Benjamin DuBois Stone House-Captain Martin Stone House

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DuBois, Benjamin, Stone House--Captain Martin Stone House
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Location Catskill, New York
Coordinates 42°13′14″N73°52′12″W / 42.22056°N 73.87000°W / 42.22056; -73.87000 Coordinates: 42°13′14″N73°52′12″W / 42.22056°N 73.87000°W / 42.22056; -73.87000
Built1740
ArchitectUnknown
Architectural styleColonial, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 95001333 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 1995

The Benjamin DuBois Stone House-Captain Martin Stone House is located at 347 West Main Street, Catskill, New York, on the west side of Catskill Creek. It is significant for its architecture and historically for its relation to the settlement of the area. The Dubois family were some of the original white settlers of the town. The house was built in the 1740s. After passing out of the DuBois family, it was owned by Captain Martin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [2] It differs from the DuBois Stone House, though they are both listed at the same address on their National Register of Historic Places nomination forms. The pictures attached to the two forms are of different structures. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. Bonafide, John A. (April 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination:Benjamin DuBois Stone House-Captain Martin Stone House". Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2008-05-01. and Accompanying 7 photos, exterior and interior, from 1995 Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Bonafide, John A. (April 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination:DuBois Stone House". Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2008-05-01. and Accompanying 7 photos, exterior and interior, from 1995 Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine