Sawyer Farmhouse

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Sawyer Farmhouse
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Front view of house in 2007
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Location178 Maple Ave., Town of Goshen, NY
Nearest city Middletown
Coordinates 41°22′29″N74°22′44″W / 41.37472°N 74.37889°W / 41.37472; -74.37889
Area1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Builtc. 1780 (1780), c. 1810, c. 1860, c. 1890
Architectural styleFederal, Italianate
NRHP reference No. 05000636 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 2005

The Sawyer Farmhouse is the residence of the family of the same name, on Maple Avenue in the Town of Goshen, New York, United States, at the edge of the Black Dirt Region. It was built about 1780, and is a two-story, five-bay, Federal style frame dwelling updated about 1860 in a picturesque Italianate style. An initial addition was built about 1810, and a one-story rear addition was added about 1890. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2016-02-01.Note: This includes William E. Krattinger (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Sawyer Farmhouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-01. and Accompanying photographs