The Cornfield (Fly Creek, New York)

The Cornfield
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location	655 Cty Rd. 26, Fly Creek, New York
Coordinates	42°27′21″N 75°3′42″W / 42.45583°N 75.06167°W / 42.45583; -75.06167Coordinates: 42°27′21″N 75°3′42″W / 42.45583°N 75.06167°W / 42.45583; -75.06167
Area	less than one acre
Built	1928
NRHP Reference #	02001047^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 12, 2002

The Cornfield, also known as Farmers' Independent Benevolent Society Hall, is a historic social hall located at Fly Creek in Otsego County, New York. It was built in 1928 and is a one story wood frame building constructed as a meeting space and dance hall for the area's small Slovenian immigrant community. The original section measures 50 feet long by 24 feet, 6 inches wide. The original building was expanded in the late 1950s with a kitchen wing and pavilion.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^[1]

References

1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Kathleen LaFrank (February 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: The Cornfield". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-01-14. See also: "Accompanying five photos".

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