Randall Farm (Cortland, New York)

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Randall Farm
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Location3713 Page Green Rd., Cortland, New York
Coordinates 42°35′6″N76°10′49″W / 42.58500°N 76.18028°W / 42.58500; -76.18028 Coordinates: 42°35′6″N76°10′49″W / 42.58500°N 76.18028°W / 42.58500; -76.18028
Area12.1 acres (4.9 ha)
Built1825
Architectural styleFederal
MPS Cobblestone Architecture of New York State MPS
NRHP reference No. 00000573 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 2, 2000

Randall Farm is a historic farm and national historic district located at Cortland in Cortland County, New York. The district includes six contributing buildings and one contributing structure. It includes a cobblestone farmhouse built between 1825 and 1840 with a distinctive Colonial Revival porch added about 1920. Also on the property is a 1 12-story frame cottage, a dairy barn, garage, playhouse, carriage barn, smokehouse, saltbox shaped barn, small gabled barn, sugar shack, and milk house. The property also includes distinctive landscape elements. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [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. Mark L. Peckham (January 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Randall Farm". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved November 10, 2009.See also: "Accompanying seven photos".