The Cornfield (Fly Creek, New York)

The Cornfield
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	655 Cty Rd. 26, Fly Creek, New York
Coordinates	42°27′21″N75°3′42″W / 42.45583°N 75.06167°W / 42.45583; -75.06167
Area	less than one acre
Built	1928
NRHP reference No.	02001047 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 12, 2002

The Cornfield, also known as Farmers' Independent Benevolent Society Hall, is a historic social hall located at Fly Creek in Otsego County, New York. It was built in 1928 and is a one-story wood-frame building constructed as a meeting space and dance hall for the area's small Slovenian immigrant community. The original section measures 50 feet long by 24 feet, 6 inches wide. The original building was expanded in the late 1950s with a kitchen wing and pavilion. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved August 1, 2016.Note: This includes Kathleen LaFrank (February 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: The Cornfield" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016. and Accompanying five photographs