Farmington Quaker Crossroads Historic District

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Farmington Quaker Crossroads Historic District
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LocationCty Rd. 8 at Sheldon Rd., Farmington, New York
Coordinates 43°01′43″N77°19′15″W / 43.02863°N 77.32077°W / 43.02863; -77.32077
Area30 acres (12 ha)
Built1796
ArchitectBrundage, D.C.
Architectural styleEarly Republic, Late Victorian
MPS Freedom Trail, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Central New York MPS
NRHP reference No. 07000384 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 25, 2007

Farmington Quaker Crossroads Historic District is a national historic district located at Farmington in Ontario County, New York, United States. The district encompasses 11 contributing components and three non-contributing components. The centerpiece of the district is the Farmington Friends Meetinghouse, an Orthodox Quaker meetinghouse built in 1876, with a commemorative tablet marking the sites of meetinghouses built in 1796 and 1804, but later demolished. Also in the district is an 1816 Quaker Meetinghouse constructed by the Hicksite Quakers and currently under restoration. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [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. Judith Wellman (January 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Farmington Quaker Crossroads Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved September 1, 2009.See also: "Accompanying 18 photos".