Jacob Shafer House Explained

Jacob Shafer House
Location:388 Kaisertown Rd, Montgomery, New York
Coordinates:41.5231°N -74.2706°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:August 16, 1996
Refnum:96000864

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 -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.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). https://archive.today/20150701003048/http://cris.parks.ny.gov/. dead. July 1, 2015. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2016-02-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Jacob Shafer House . 2016-02-01 . Robert L. Williams and John A. Bonafide . PDF . January 1996 . and Accompanying photographs