French Family Farm

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French Family Farm
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Nearest city Potsdam, New York, U.S.
Coordinates 44°38′18″N75°4′18″W / 44.63833°N 75.07167°W / 44.63833; -75.07167 Coordinates: 44°38′18″N75°4′18″W / 44.63833°N 75.07167°W / 44.63833; -75.07167
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1815
ArchitectDavid French
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 82001269 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 4, 1982

French Family Farm is a historic family farm located at Potsdam in St. Lawrence County, New York. The farmhouse was built in 1815 as a five bay house and extended to its present two bay, nine bay size by 1820. It is a timber-framed structure with clapboard siding. Also on the property is a barn built about 1900. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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. John F. Harwood (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: French Family Farm". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-01-01.See also: "Accompanying eight photos".