Parks-Bentley Place, also known as Parke Farm or the Old Bentley Place, is a historic home located at South Glens Falls in northern Saratoga County, New York.
Parks-Bentley House | |
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| Location | 53 Ferry Blvd., South Glens Falls, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°18′0″N 73°37′27″W / 43.30000°N 73.62417°W |
| Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
| Built | 1840 |
| Architect | Parke, Daniel, II; Benedict, Daniel |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000331[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 21, 1994 |
It "is one of the oldest historic structures in the area and is the only one that is open to the public. The original part of the current Parks-Bentley Place was built in 1776, with additions occurring circa 1830, 1840."[2]
Its current form dates from around 1840 and is two-story, brick residence in the late Federal / early Greek Revival style. It sits on a hand-dressed limestone foundation and full basement. Attached to it is the original house—a late-18th-century, single-room, 1+1⁄2-story log cabin dwelling. The full property also includes a summer kitchen to the rear of the original structure; a one-room school house; and a "tool shed"—all open to the public during tour times. The house currently serves as headquarters for the Historical Society of Moreau and South Glens Falls.[3]
The original house was built in 1766 by Daniel Parks, a veteran of the French and Indian War, on 900 acres (360 ha). In 1820 it was purchased by two brothers, Daniel and Sheldon Benedict, and in 1866 by Cornelius Bentley.[2]
The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Our History". parkesbentleyplace.org. Retrieved Dec 24, 2020.
- ^ Linda M. Garofalini (February 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Parks-Bentley House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-12-06. See also: "Accompanying eight photos".
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