Krom Stone House at 45 Upper Whitfield Road
Krom Stone House at 45 Upper Whitfield Road | |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000950[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | August 10, 1995 |
The Krom Stone House at 45 Upper Whitfield Road in the
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Building
The house is located on an irregularly shaped 8.1-acre (3.3 ha) lot on the north side of Upper Whitfield Road, a half-mile (1 km) west of Accord Speedway and 500 feet (150 m) west of another Krom stone house. The area is mostly wooded, as the land begins to rise into the Catskill Mountains to the west. There are some small clearings nearby for other houses. A small stream, its channel lined in stone, flows to the west of the house.[2]
To the west of the house is a modern frame
The house itself has a two-
A shed-roofed porch with stone deck supported by four round columns runs the full width of the south (front) elevation on the first story and wraps around to the east. That gable end has a
The rear wing was built so its east wall is continuous with that of the original block, giving the current house a rough "L" shape. Its west side has a semi-hexagonal projecting bay window overlooking the stream. An exterior chimney rises up the north end of the wing. At the southeast corner of the wing is the house's secondary entrance.[2]
History
The original house is believed to have been built between 1680 and 1720. At that time it was a simple one-and-half-story stone house. In 1890 that block was raised an additional story and the rear wing put on, both using timber instead of stone. The garage and chicken coops were added in the 20th century.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Harry Hansen and John A. Bonafide (April 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Krom Stone House at 45 Upper Whitfield Road". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-03-20. See also: "Accompanying four photos".
