Brace Farm

Brace Farm
Nearest city 428 Brace Rd., Meetinghouse Green, New York
Coordinates 42°55′50″N 75°10′04″W / 42.93056°N 75.16778°W / 42.93056; -75.16778Coordinates: 42°55′50″N 75°10′04″W / 42.93056°N 75.16778°W / 42.93056; -75.16778
Area 205 acres (83 ha)
Built c. 1810 (1810), 1861, c. 1870
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP Reference # 13000356[1]
Added to NRHP June 5, 2013

Brace Farm, also known as Pleasant Hill Stock Farm, is a historic home and farm located at Meetinghouse Green in Herkimer County, New York. The Brace farmhouse was built in 1861, and consists of a two-story, three bay, main block and 1 1/2-story rear ell with Italianate style design elements. The frame dwelling has a low-pitched hipped roof topped by a cupola, overhanging bracketed eaves, and a one-story front porch with decorative scrollwork. Also on the property are a contributing carriage house (c. 1870) and massive dairy barn complex (c. 1810 with multiple additions).[2]:5–6

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/03/13 through 6/07/13. National Park Service. 2013-06-14.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Travis Bowman (July 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Brace Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs


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