Charles H. Coons Farm Explained

Charles H. Coons Farm
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:42.1119°N -73.885°W
Built:c., c. 1880
Architecture:Italianate
Added:July 22, 2015
Refnum:15000475[1]

Charles H. Coons Farm, also known as the Prospect Fruit Farm, is a historic home and farm and national historic district located at Germantown, Columbia County, New York. The main farmhouse was built about 1880, and is a two-story, rectangular frame dwelling with Italianate style design elements. It sits o s stone foundation and has an intersecting gable roof. The front facade features a full-width verandah. Also on the property are the contributing New World Dutch Barn and attached shed (c. 1810), Horse Barn (c. 1880), Small Shed (c. 1900), and Windmill and water pump (c. 1910).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2015-07-31. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/20/15 through 7/24/15 . National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) . https://archive.today/20150701003048/http://cris.parks.ny.gov/ . dead . 2015-07-01 . . Searchable database . 2016-02-01 . Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Charles H. Coons Farm . 2016-02-01 . William E. Krattinger . PDF . January 2015 . and Accompanying photographs