Torne Brook Farm

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Torne Brook Farm
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LocationTorne Brook Rd., Ramapo, New York
Coordinates 41°8′25″N74°9′48″W / 41.14028°N 74.16333°W / 41.14028; -74.16333 Coordinates: 41°8′25″N74°9′48″W / 41.14028°N 74.16333°W / 41.14028; -74.16333
Area13 acres (5.3 ha)
Built1908
Architectural styleGothic, High Victorian Gothic
NRHP reference No. 88000611 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1988

Torne Brook Farm is a historic home and farm complex located at Ramapo in Rockland County, New York. [2] The complex consists of the mansion built about 1872 in the High Victorian Gothic style, eight contributing and related outbuildings, and one contributing structure. The main block of the mansion is a 2-story wood-frame dwelling on a cut-stone foundation. It features a mansard roof. Also on the property are a large 1 12-story frame barn, frame carriage house, caretaker's cottage, chicken coops, and a kennel. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [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. "Location of Torne Brook Farm".
  3. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2016-07-01.Note: This includes John A. Bonafide (February 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Torne Brook Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying 22 photographs