Packer Farm and Barkersville Store

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Packer Farm and Barkersville Store
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Location 7189 Barkersville Rd., Middle Grove, New York
Coordinates 43°05′22″N74°02′28″W / 43.08944°N 74.04111°W / 43.08944; -74.04111 Coordinates: 43°05′22″N74°02′28″W / 43.08944°N 74.04111°W / 43.08944; -74.04111
Area 88.78 acres (35.93 ha)
Built c. 1825 (1825)-1859, c. 1860, c. 1893
Architectural style Federal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 13000630 [1]
Added to NRHP August 27, 2013

Packer Farm and Barkersville Store is a historic farm and general store and national historic district located at Middle Grove, Saratoga County, New York. The district encompasses four contributing buildings and one contributing structure in the Town of Providence. They are the Packer house (c. 1825-1859), frame English barn (c. 1825 and later), frame store (c. 1893 and later), second frame barn with attached shed (c. 1860), and a dam. The Packer house is a two-story, frame dwelling moved to its present location about 1857, along with the English barn. The house exhibits Federal and Greek Revival style design elements. [2] :3, 5

General store rural or small town store

A general merchant store is a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general goods. The store carries routine stock and obtains special orders from warehouses. It differs from a convenience store or corner shop in that it will be the main shop for the community rather than a convenient supplement.

Providence, New York Town in New York, United States

Providence is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,841 at the 2000 census.

Saratoga County, New York County in the United States

Saratoga County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2018 U.S. Census estimate, the county's population was 230,163, representing a 4.8% increase from the 2010 population of 219,607, representing one of the fastest growth rates in the northeastern United States and the fastest-growing county in Upstate New York. The county seat is Ballston Spa. Saratoga County is included in the Capital District, encompassing the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [1]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/23/13 through 8/30/13. National Park Service. 2013-09-06.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2015-12-01.Note: This includes William E. Krattinger (April 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Packer Farm and Barkersville Store" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. and Accompanying photographs