Jacob Nellis Farmhouse

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Jacob Nellis Farmhouse
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LocationNellis St., Nelliston, New York
Coordinates 42°56′0″N74°36′27″W / 42.93333°N 74.60750°W / 42.93333; -74.60750 Coordinates: 42°56′0″N74°36′27″W / 42.93333°N 74.60750°W / 42.93333; -74.60750
Area28.7 acres (11.6 ha)
Built1834
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Greek revival vernacular
MPS Nelliston MRA
NRHP reference # 80002657 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 27, 1980

Jacob Nellis Farmhouse is a historic home located at Nelliston in Montgomery County, New York. It was built in the 1830s and is a rectangular, 1½-story, five-bay-long stone building with a three-bay lower 1½-story extension on the north side. The house is in the Greek Revival style. Also on the property is a small 19th-century barn and a large, multi-level 20th-century barn. [2]

Nelliston, New York Village in New York, United States

Nelliston is a village in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 596 at the 2010 census. The name is from members of the Nellis family.

Montgomery County, New York County in the United States

Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 50,219. The county seat is Fonda. The county was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 at the Battle of Quebec.

Greek Revival architecture architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries

The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture. The term was first used by Charles Robert Cockerell in a lecture he gave as Professor of Architecture to the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1842.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [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. Shirley Dunn and Larry E. Gobrecht (October 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Historic Resources of Nelliston, N.Y." New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-09-11.See also: "Accompanying six photos".