Becker Farmhouse


Becker Farmhouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Creek Rd., Duanesburg, New York, U.S.
Coordinates	42°45′7″N 74°15′43″W / 42.75194°N 74.26194°W / 42.75194; -74.26194Coordinates: 42°45′7″N 74°15′43″W / 42.75194°N 74.26194°W / 42.75194; -74.26194
Area	113.4 acres (45.9 ha)
Built	c. 1850
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate
MPS	Duanesburg MRA^[1]
NRHP Reference #	84003114^[2]
Added to NRHP	October 11, 1984

Becker Farmhouse is a historic home located at Duanesburg in Schenectady County, in the U.S. state of New York. It was built about 1850 by noted master carpenter Alexander Delos "Boss" Jones. It is a two-story, three-bay frame building with a hipped roof in a combined late Greek Revival / Italianate architecture style. It has a one story addition with a gable roof. It features a cupola. Also on the property are four barns and two sheds.^[3]

The property was covered in a 1984 study of Duanesburg historical resources.^[1] The property was also covered in a study of Boss Jones TR ^[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.^[2]

References

1 2 Lucy A. Breyer; Nancy Todd & Schenectady County Planning Dept (August 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Duanesburg MRA" (PDF). National Park Service.
1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Schenectady County Planning Dept (1983) [1979]. "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Becker Farmhouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
↑ unnamed (October 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Boss Jones TR" (PDF). National Park Service.

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