The Brown Farmstead is located on Browns Road in the Town of Montgomery, east of Walden, in Orange County, New York, United States. The farmhouse was built about 1834, and is a two-story, side passage Greek Revival style. It was modified on the interior and exterior in 1879, in the Queen Anne style. Also on the property is a contributing 20th century dairy barn. It is the home of the Browns, who settled that region and gave their name to the road that runs past the house. They obtained this property in 1828.[2]
Brown Farmstead | |
 The house in 2007, with solar panels visible | |
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| Location | 238 Browns Rd., Town of Montgomery, NY |
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| Nearest city | Newburgh |
| Coordinates | 41°32′02″N 74°08′37″W / 41.53389°N 74.14361°W |
| Area | 113.1 acres (45.8 ha) |
| Built | c. 1834, 1879 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Queen Anne, et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001383[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 7, 2005 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-02-01. Note: This includes William E. Krattinger (April 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Brown Farmstead" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-01. and Accompanying photographs