Stephen Simmons House

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Stephen Simmons House
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LocationCamps Mills Rd., W of Old Slat Points Rd., Hounsfield, New York
Coordinates 43°56′7″N76°4′28″W / 43.93528°N 76.07444°W / 43.93528; -76.07444 Coordinates: 43°56′7″N76°4′28″W / 43.93528°N 76.07444°W / 43.93528; -76.07444
Arealess than one acre
Built1818
MPS Hounsfield MRA
NRHP reference No. 89001615 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 18, 1989

Stephen Simmons House is a historic home located at Hounsfield in Jefferson County, New York. The farmhouse was built about 1818 and consists of a 2+12-story main block and an original 1-story rear wing, with a modern 1-story wood-frame garage attached to the wing. The walls are of roughly dressed local ashlar limestone laid in even courses and trimmed with smoothly dressed limestone. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [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. Tania Werbizky (October 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Stephen Simmons House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2009-12-10.See also: "Accompanying four photos".