Pioneer Farm

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Pioneer Farm
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Nearest city Dansville, New York
Coordinates 42°33′4″N77°42′4″W / 42.55111°N 77.70111°W / 42.55111; -77.70111 Coordinates: 42°33′4″N77°42′4″W / 42.55111°N 77.70111°W / 42.55111; -77.70111
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1822
Architect McCurdy, James
NRHP reference # 70000422 [1]
Added to NRHP December 18, 1970

Pioneer Farm, also known as the McCurdy House, is a historic home located at Dansville in Livingston County, New York. It is a two-story brick residence built in 1822 by James McCurdy, son of Dansville's first settler. [2]

Dansville, Livingston County, New York Village in New York, United States

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. [1]

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