Jacob Shafer House

Jacob Shafer House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Shafer House from the northwest
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Location	388 Kaisertown Rd, Montgomery, New York
Coordinates	41°31′23″N74°16′14″W / 41.52306°N 74.27056°W / 41.52306; -74.27056
Area	7.9 acres (3.2 ha)
Built	c. 1842 (1842)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	96000864 [1]
Added to NRHP	August 16, 1996

The Jacob Shafer House is a historic farmhouse located in Town of Montgomery in Orange County, New York. It is located on Kaisertown Road roughly a quarter-mile (400 m) south of NY 17K west of the village of Montgomery. The house was built about 1842, and is a two-story, three-bay, Greek Revival style frame dwelling with a 1+1⁄2-story wing. Also on the property are the contributing ruins of a barn complex and a stone lined well. It was built by Jacob Shafer, a prominent resident of the town. ^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Robert L. Williams and John A. Bonafide (January 1996). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Shafer, Jacob, House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 18, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)