Essex County Home and Farm
Essex County Home and Farm | |
| Nearest city | Whallonsburg, New York |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°15′23″N 73°24′38″W / 44.25639°N 73.41056°W |
| Area | 24 acres (9.7 ha) |
| Built | 1860 |
| Architect | Dowling & Prescott |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003357[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 23, 1982 |
Essex County Home and Farm, also known as Whallonsburg County Home and Infirmary, is a historic almshouse and infirmary located at Whallonsburg in Essex County, New York. The property include seven contributing buildings and one contributing site. The core of the complex is a homogeneous cluster of four brick buildings on fieldstone foundations. The largest is the Home Building, a 2-story dormitory originally constructed in 1860. Located nearby are a milk house and dining / kitchen building. The 2+1⁄2-story infirmary building was built in 1899. Farm buildings include an equipment shed / garage, dairy barn, and hog-chicken house. Also on the property is the institution's cemetery site. The home and infirmary ceased operation in 1980.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
Further reading
- Essex County Home at Abandoned: Historical perspective with accompanying exterior and interior photographs
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on April 4, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2016. Note: This includes Raymond W. Smith (July 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Essex County Home and Farm" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016. and Accompanying 13 photographs