Jackson-Aitken Farm

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Jackson-Aitken Farm
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Nearest city Andes, New York
Coordinates 42°9′28″N74°52′10″W / 42.15778°N 74.86944°W / 42.15778; -74.86944 Coordinates: 42°9′28″N74°52′10″W / 42.15778°N 74.86944°W / 42.15778; -74.86944
Area39 acres (16 ha)
Built1853
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 03000044 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 20, 2003

Jackson-Aitken Farm is a historic farm house, dairy barn and farm fields located at Andes in Delaware County, New York, United States. The farmhouse was built about 1850 and is a one and one half wood-frame structure in a vernacular Greek Revival style. The barn is a large three story wooden building with a cross gabled banked entrance built in 1896. It features a distinctive cupola. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [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. Kathleen LaFrank (August 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Jackson-Aitken Farm". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-02-06.See also: "Accompanying seven photos".