1812 Homestead Farm and Museum

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1812 Homestead Farm and Museum
Location Willsboro, New York, United States
Website 1812 Homestead Educational Foundation

The 1812 Homestead Farm and Museum, sometimes known as the 1812 Homestead or the 1812 Homestead Inn, is a historic house located in Willsboro, New York, that currently operates as a living history museum.

A historic house generally meets several criteria before being listed by an official body as "historic." Generally the building is at least a certain age, depending on the rules for the individual list. A second factor is that the building be in recognizably the same form as when it became historic. Third is a requirement that either an event of historical importance happened at the site, or that a person of historical significance was associated with the site, or that the building itself is important for its architecture or interior.

Originally constructed in 1813 as an inn, [1] the homestead now offers tours and programming allowing the visitors to experience what life was like at that time [2] and educates visitors on 19th-century heritage. [3] It is also the current home of the Burt School, which was originally located in Essex. [4]

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References

  1. "1812 Homestead Educational Foundation". Archived from the original on 2008-04-12. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  2. Susan Tobias (2005-08-15). "Workshop Displays Challenges of Old-time Hearth Cooking". The Press Republican. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  3. "Welch Honored with Homestead Bridge". The Press Republican. 2002-08-22. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  4. Lee Manchester (2004-01-30). "Adirondack Schoolhouses Survive" (PDF). Lake Placid News. Retrieved August 27, 2012.

Coordinates: 44°22′59″N73°26′19″W / 44.383111°N 73.438647°W / 44.383111; -73.438647 (1812 Homestead Farm and Museum)

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