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]
Jacob Shafer House | |
 The Shafer House from the northwest | |
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| Location | 388 Kaisertown Rd, Montgomery, New York |
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| Coordinates | 41°31′23″N 74°16′14″W / 41.52306°N 74.27056°W |
| Area | 7.9 acres (3.2 ha) |
| Built | c. 1842 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000864[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 16, 1996 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[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 July 1, 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-01. Note: This includes Robert L. Williams and John A. Bonafide (January 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Jacob Shafer House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-01. and Accompanying photographs
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