Rice-Dodge-Burgess Farm Other Names/Site Number Stone House at Chepachet Pond 2
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NPS Form 10-900 0 (Oct. 1990) RECEIVED 2280° United States Department of the Interior OCT - 9 2015 National Park Service Nat. Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations of eligibility for individual properties or districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested, If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories listed in the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. 1. Name of Property historic name Rice-Dodge-Burgess Farm other names/site number Stone House at Chepachet Pond 2. Location street & number 588 State Route 51 INI A I not for publication city or town Cedarville IN/ A I vicinity state New York code ----NY county Herkimer code 043 zip code 13491 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I certify that this IJD nomination D request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property X meets does not meet the National Re~er criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant ationally statewide [K] locally. LJ See continuation sheet for additional comments. ~ State or Federal a enc and bureau In my opinion, the property D meets D does not meet the National Register criteria. D See continuation sheet for additional comments. Signature of certifying official/Title Date enc and bureau entered in the National Register. D See continuation sheet. D determined eligible for the National Register. D See continuation sheet. D determined not eligible for the National Register. D removed from the National Register. D other, (explain:) Rice-Dodge-Burgess Farm Herkimer, New York Name of Property County and State 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) X private building(s) Contributing Noncontributing □ □ public-local X district 2 0 buildings □ □ public-State site 2 0 sites □ □ public-Federal structure 2 0 structures □ □ object 0 0 objects □ 6 0 Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) listed in the National Register N/A N/A 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) DOMESTIC: Single Dwelling DOMESTIC: Single Dwelling AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY: Manufacturing FUNERARY: Cemetery FUNERARY: Cemetery 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) MID-19th CENTURY foundation Stone walls Stone roof Metal other Wood Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) (See attached) Rice-Dodge-Burgess Farm Herkimer, New York Name of Property County and State 8 Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the (Enter categories from instructions) property for National Register listing.) Agriculture X A Property is associated with events that have made Architecture □ a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. B Property is associated with the lives of persons □ significant in our past. X C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics Period of Significance □ of a type, period or method of construction or 1830 - 1923 represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. Significant Dates 1830, 1835, 1889 D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, □ information important in prehistory or history. Criteria considerations Significant Person (mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) Property is: N/A A owned by a religious institution or used for □ religious purposes. B removed from its original location. Cultural Affiliation □ N/A C a birthplace or grave. □ D a cemetery. □ E a reconstructed building, object or structure. Architect/Builder □ Unknown F a commemorative property. □ G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance □ within the past 50 years. Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9. Major Bibliographical References Bibliography (cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS): Primary location of additional data preliminary determination of individual listing (36 X State Historic Preservation Office □ CFR 67) has been requested Other State agency previously listed in the National Register Federal agency B previously determined eligible by the National Local government Register University designated a National Historic Landmark Other B recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository: # recorded by Historic American Engineering □ Record # Rice-Dodge-Burgess Farm Herkimer, New York Name of Property County and State 10. Geographical Data Acreage of property 57.02 acres UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) 1 18N 3 Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 2 4 X See continuation sheet □ Verbal Boundary Description Boundary Justification 11. Form Prepared By name/title Joseph Novitski (with additional research by Emilie Gould, NYS SHPO) Organization date September 2014 street & number 12 E Pier Telephone 415-465-3823 city or town Sausalito state California zip code 94965 Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of the SHPO or FPO.) name Susan J. Huxtable street & number Old Stone House, PO Box 59 telephone 315-822-6748; 917-841-9322 city or town West Winfield state NY zip code 13491 Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C.470 et seq.) Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this from to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8/2002) OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5-31-2012) United States Department of the Interior Rice -Dodge -Burgess FarmPut Here National Park Service Name of Property Herkimer County, New York National Register of Historic Places County and State N/A Continuation Sheet Name of multiple listing (if applicable) Section number 7 Page 1 Descriptive Summary The Rice-Dodge-Burgess Farm is located on a 57.02-acre parcel situated on the east side of State Route 51 (formerly, the Ilion Plank Road), just north of its intersection with Swamp Road (running west to Wall Street) and Richfield Hill Road (running east to Depot Road) in the Town of Winfield, Herkimer County, New York.1 Historically, the community that grew up around these crossroads was known as Chepachet. The nominated property consists of a gable-roofed stone house (1830); timber-framed barn (early-mid 19th c.); stone smoke house (early-mid 19th c.); small family cemetery (1827-late 19th or early 20th c.); stone dam, mill pond, and mill ruins (between 1815-1830); and farm fields under cultivation since at least the 1820s. The house is oriented roughly perpendicular to State Route 51 on a small rise with the barn and smoke house located to the rear (northeast). The façade (and roof ridge) face southwest towards the mill pond known as Chepachet Pond; its dam impounds waters of the upper Unadilla River flowing west southwest through low- lying land from Unadilla Lake at Miller’s Mills. The mill pond defines the farm’s southern boundary along Richfield Hill Road, and the river makes up the parcel’s eastern