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+12-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
Jacob Shafer House is located in New York
Jacob Shafer House
Jacob Shafer House is located in the United States
Jacob Shafer House
Location388 Kaisertown Rd, Montgomery, New York
Coordinates41°31′23″N 74°16′14″W / 41.52306°N 74.27056°W / 41.52306; -74.27056
Area7.9 acres (3.2 ha)
Builtc. 1842 (1842)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.96000864[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 16, 1996

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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
edit