John S. Williams House and Farm

John S. Williams House and Farm
Nearest city Shaker Museum Rd., approximately 1 mi. S of jct. with I-90, Chatham, New York
Coordinates 42°26′18″N 73°35′6″W / 42.43833°N 73.58500°W / 42.43833; -73.58500Coordinates: 42°26′18″N 73°35′6″W / 42.43833°N 73.58500°W / 42.43833; -73.58500
Area 253 acres (102 ha)
Built 1770
Architect Polhemus & Coffin
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 96001424[1]
Added to NRHP December 16, 1996

John S. Williams House and Farm, also known as Old Chatham Sheepherding Farm and Inn, is a historic home and farm designated a national historic district and located at Chatham in Columbia County, New York. The district includes seven contributing buildings. They are: the main house, a farm employee cottage, another cottage, a stone tool shed (originally a smoke house), and three small barns / garages. The main house is a two story, frame building with a center hall plan. The house dates to the about 1770, but was extensively enlarged and remodelled in 1935-1936 in the Colonial Revival style, under direction by New York City architects Polhemus & Coffin.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

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