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United States historic place
Slate Creek Farm John Smith Patentee
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
John Smith Farm is located in New YorkJohn Smith FarmShow map of New YorkJohn Smith Farm is located in the United StatesJohn Smith FarmShow map of the United States
Location1059 NY 80, near Hallsville, New York
Coordinates42°56′08″N 74°42′17″W / 42.93556°N 74.70472°W / 42.93556; -74.70472
Area199 acres (81 ha)
Builtc. 1834 (1834), c. 1865
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italian Villa
NRHP reference No.11001061
Added to NRHPJanuary 31, 2012

Slate Creek Farm, is a National Landmark and consists of a 199 acre U.S.D.A. Certified Organic Farmstead including the original Manor House and related farm outbuildings all of which are listed on both the New York State and the National Register of Historic Places.

It is located in the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor in Hallsville, Montgomery County, New York. It includes the Farm's original Manor House, a large Dairy Bank Barn (c. 1834), a carriage house and granary (c. 1834), a Victorian chicken house, several corn cribs, a hog pen, a scale house with the adjoining Farm Manager's home.

The Manor House was built in about 1834, and consists of a two-story, Italianate style brick main block, with a two-story rear service wing added in or about 1865.

John Smith the original patentee developed his farmstead in the heart of the Mohawk Valley on Otsquago Creek in 1834. It stands today as an example of a prosperous farm in the 19th century.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

References

  1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/30/12 through 2/03/12. National Park Service. February 10, 2012.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on April 4, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2016. Note: This includes Travis Bowman (August 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: John Smith Farm" (PDF). Retrieved February 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in New York
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