Brownell–Cornell–Gibbs Farmstead Explained

Brownell–Cornell–Gibbs Farmstead
Location:606 Groveside Rd., near Buskirk, New York
Coordinates:42.8831°N -73.4408°W
Built:c. -1825
Architecture:Federal
Added:September 19, 2012
Mpsub:Farmsteads of Pittstown, New York MPS
Refnum:12000796[1]

Brownell–Cornell–Gibbs Farmstead is a historic home and farm located near Buskirk, Rensselaer County, New York. The farmhouse was built between about 1800 and 1825, and consists of a two-story, banked, rectangular frame main block with an attached large two-story woodshed. It has a one-story, hip roofed addition dated to 1943, and Federal style design elements. Also on the property are the contributing threshing barn (c. 1800), tool barn / grain house (c. 1830), hen house (1936), garage (1926), and wagon shed (c. 1940).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2012-09-28. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/17/12 through 9/21/12 . National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ . dead . 2019-04-04 . . Searchable database . 2015-12-01 . Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Brownell–Cornell–Gibbs Farmstead . 2015-12-01 . Jessie A. Ravage . PDF . April 2012 . and Accompanying photographs