Job and Deborah Otis House | |
Nearest City: | Sherwood, New York |
Coordinates: | 42.7608°N -76.6152°W |
Built: | 1815 |
Architecture: | Federal |
Added: | May 29, 2008 |
Area: | 4.5acres |
Refnum: | 08000468 |
Job and Deborah Otis House, also known as East Otis Farm, is a historic home located at Sherwood in Cayuga County, New York. It is a Federal-style dwelling built in 1796. It consists of a 2-story, three-bay, side-hall main block with a -story side ell. Also on the property is a mid- to late-19th-century carriage house, now converted into a two car garage. During the 1840s the dwelling was home to Job and Deborah Otis, who were Orthodox Quakers and leaders of the Otisites.[1] Their granddaughter was the painter Amy Otis.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.