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Charles H. Coons Farm

Coordinates: 42°06′43″N 73°53′06″W / 42.11194°N 73.88500°W / 42.11194; -73.88500
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Charles H. Coons Farm
Charles H. Coons Farm is located in New York
Charles H. Coons Farm
Charles H. Coons Farm is located in the United States
Charles H. Coons Farm
Location516 Church Ave., Germantown, New York
Coordinates42°06′43″N 73°53′06″W / 42.11194°N 73.88500°W / 42.11194; -73.88500
Area5.95 acres (2.41 ha)
Builtc. 1810 (1810), c. 1880
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.15000475[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 22, 2015

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/20/15 through 7/24/15. National Park Service. July 31, 2015.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2016. Note: This includes William E. Krattinger (January 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Charles H. Coons Farm" (PDF). Retrieved February 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs