Sherman Farm (Pittstown, New York)

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Sherman Farm
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Location35 Sherman Rd., Pittstown, New York
Coordinates 42°51′23″N73°30′37″W / 42.85639°N 73.51028°W / 42.85639; -73.51028 Coordinates: 42°51′23″N73°30′37″W / 42.85639°N 73.51028°W / 42.85639; -73.51028
Area123 acres (50 ha)
Built1797
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 03000597 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 2003

Sherman Farm is a historic home and farm complex located at Pittstown Rensselaer County, New York. The complex includes the main house and seven contributing outbuildings. They are a hay barn, wagon barn, corn house, hog bar, ice house, and a barn attached to the hay barn. All were built in the late-18th or early-19th century. the main house was built about 1797 and is a two-story, rectangular frame house with a full attic, full cellar, and high pitched gable roof in the Federal style. A major remodeling about 1840 added some Greek Revival details. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [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. Peter D. Shaver (January 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sherman Farm". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-11-21.See also: "Accompanying 23 photos".