Markham Cobblestone Farmhouse and Barn Complex

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Markham Cobblestone Farmhouse and Barn Complex
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Location 6857 Heath-Markham Rd., Lima, New York
Coordinates 42°55′56″N77°38′11″W / 42.93222°N 77.63639°W / 42.93222; -77.63639 Coordinates: 42°55′56″N77°38′11″W / 42.93222°N 77.63639°W / 42.93222; -77.63639
Area 198.7 acres (80.4 ha)
Built 1830
MPS Lima MRA
NRHP reference # 89001119 [1]
Added to NRHP August 31, 1989

Markham Cobblestone Farmhouse and Barn Complex is a historic home and barn complex located at Lima in Livingston County, New York. The home was constructed about 1832 and is a 2-story, three-bay cobblestone main block with a 1 12-story rear wing. It was built in the late Federal / early Greek Revival style. Also on the property are a full complement of outbuildings dating from the 19th and early 20th century, including three contributing barns, a shed, two silos, a well with pump, and the remains of a former barn. [2]

Livingston County, New York County in the United States

Livingston County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 65,393. Its county seat is Geneseo. The county is named after Robert R. Livingston, who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and negotiated the Louisiana Purchase.

Cobblestone architecture

Cobblestone architecture refers to the use of cobblestones embedded in mortar as method for erecting walls on houses and commercial buildings. It was frequently used in the northeastern United States and upper Midwest in the early 19th century; the greatest concentration of surviving cobblestone buildings is in New York State.

Federal architecture architectural style

Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the newly founded United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federalist Era. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design in the United States of the same time period. The style broadly corresponds to the classicism of Biedermeier style in the German-speaking lands, Regency architecture in Britain and to the French Empire style.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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