J. B. Royce House and Farm Complex

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J. B. Royce House and Farm Complex
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LocationNY 38, Berkshire, New York
Coordinates 42°19′42″N76°10′46″W / 42.32833°N 76.17944°W / 42.32833; -76.17944 Coordinates: 42°19′42″N76°10′46″W / 42.32833°N 76.17944°W / 42.32833; -76.17944
Area50 acres (20 ha)
Built1829
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Gothic Revival
MPS Berkshire MRA
NRHP reference No. 84003111 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 02, 1984

J. B. Royce House and Farm Complex is a historic home and farm complex located at Berkshire in Tioga County, New York. The house was built about 1829 in a vernacular Greek Revival style. About 1850 it was extensively altered with the construction of a higher, more steeply pitched roof and an ell-shaped Gothic Revival style porch with Tudor-arched details. Also on the property is a contributing mid-19th century barn with decorative bargeboards, a shed, and a small Greek Revival structure now used as a garage. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [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. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-09-01.Note: This includes Mark Reinberger (August 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: J. B. Royce House and Farm Complex" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-09-01.