Ezra T. Phelps Farm Complex

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Ezra T. Phelps Farm Complex
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Ezra T. Phelps Barn, April 2013
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Nearest city Marion, New York
Coordinates 43°9′13″N77°9′51″W / 43.15361°N 77.16417°W / 43.15361; -77.16417 Coordinates: 43°9′13″N77°9′51″W / 43.15361°N 77.16417°W / 43.15361; -77.16417
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built1840
ArchitectPhelps, Ezra T.
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference # 97000843 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 13, 1997

Ezra T. Phelps Farm Complex is a historic home and farm complex located at Marion in Wayne County, New York. The property includes the farmhouse, a timber framed barn, and brick smokehouse. The farmhouse was built prior to 1843 and is a front gabled Greek Revival structure with side and back wings. [2]

Marion, New York Town in New York, United States

Marion is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 4,746 as of the 2010 census. It is named after Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion. It is an interior town near the center of the county, about 20 miles east of Rochester, New York and 50 miles west of Syracuse, New York.

Wayne County, New York County in the United States

Wayne County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 93,772. The county seat is Lyons. The name honors General Anthony Wayne, an American Revolutionary War hero and American statesman.

Smokehouse building where meat or fish is cured with smoke

A smokehouse or smokery (British) is a building where meat or fish is cured with smoke. The finished product might be stored in the building, sometimes for a year or more. Even when smoke is not used, such a building—typically a subsidiary building—is sometimes referred to as a "smoke house." When smoke is not used, the term "meat house" is common.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Elisabeth A. Bakker Johnson (December 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ezra T. Phelps Farm Complex". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2009-11-10.See also: "Accompanying four photos".