Van Benschoten House and Guest House

Van Benschoten House and Guest House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Margaretville, New York
Coordinates	42°10′2″N74°40′8″W / 42.16722°N 74.66889°W / 42.16722; -74.66889
Area	5.7 acres (2.3 ha)
Built	1867
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	02000302 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 1, 2002

Van Benschoten House and Guest House is a historic home and guest house located at Margaretville in Delaware County, New York, United States. It is an example of late 19th summer boarding house design applied to a working farmhouse. The main house was built about 1890 and its exterior massing of the two story main residence is broken up into four gabled pavilions emanating from a hipped-roof core in the Queen Anne style. It features an octagonal tower with a tall pointed roof. Also on the property is a cow barn. ^[2]

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

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Delaware County, New York

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Neil Larson (December 2001). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Van Benschoten House and Guest House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 28, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)