Sternbergh House

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Sternbergh House
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Nearest city Schoharie, New York
Coordinates 42°42′6″N74°18′7″W / 42.70167°N 74.30194°W / 42.70167; -74.30194
Area14.6 acres (5.9 ha)
Built1825
Architectural styleFederal, Vernacular Federal
NRHP reference No. 85000629 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 1985

Sternbergh House is a historic home located at Schoharie in Schoharie County, New York. It was built about 1825 is a two-story, five-bay, center entrance timber-framed vernacular Federal style house. Also on the property is the 1813 grave of Abraham Sternbergh. [2]

A New York State historical marker posted in front of the house reads:

Abraham Sternbergh House, Schoharie, New York, June 2023. Abraham Sternbergh House, Schoharie, New York.jpg
Abraham Sternbergh House, Schoharie, New York, June 2023.

"c. 1795

Abraham Sternbergh House

In 1713 Abraham's father, Lambert Sternbergh, an early Palatine settler, was the first to plant wheat in the Schoharie Valley. Schoharie later became known as the 'Bread Basket of the Revolution' for feeding the Continental Army.

Town of Schoharie" [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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 (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sternbergh House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-02-20.See also: "Accompanying seven photos".
  3. "Abraham Sternbergh House Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2023-07-03.