John S. Williams House and Farm, also known as Old Chatham Sheepherding Farm and Inn, is a historic home and farm designated a national historic district and located at Chatham in Columbia County, New York. The district includes seven contributing buildings. They are: the main house, a farm employee cottage, another cottage, a stone tool shed (originally a smoke house), and three small barns / garages. The main house is a two-story, frame building with a center hall plan. The house dates to the about 1770, but was extensively enlarged and remodelled in 1935–1936 in the Colonial Revival style, under direction by New York City architects Polhemus & Coffin.[2]
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| Nearest city | Shaker Museum Rd., approximately 1 mi. S of jct. with I-90, Chatham, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°26′18″N 73°35′6″W / 42.43833°N 73.58500°W |
| Area | 253 acres (102 ha) |
| Built | 1770 |
| Architect | Polhemus & Coffin |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001424[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 16, 1996 |
It was listed on 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. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Victor J. DiSanto (April 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: John S. Williams House and Farm". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved June 26, 2010. See also: "Accompanying 10 photos".
External links
edit- [http://www.blacksheepcheese.com/ Old Chatham Sheepherding Company…Award-Winning Sheep �s Milk Cheese & Yogurt]