{"nrhp_refnum":"00000748","name":"Beardslee Farm","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"NY 80 at Cty Rd. 18","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pittsfield","county":"Otsego County","state":"NY","lat":42.623205175000066,"lon":-75.32137458181131,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-06-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Social History","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 256-acre agricultural district on alluvial land along the Unadilla River in Pittsfield, Otsego County, New York, with a farmhouse (sections built c1790, c1800 and 1810), outbuildings, a hop barn, a family cemetery and an archeological farm site.","why_significant":"The farm is significant for agriculture, social history and architecture, tracing a family farm from about 1799 through the hop-growing era to dairy farming. The Beardslee family took part in local government and in dairy organizing, including the founding of the Dairymen's League in 1911. The farmhouse and 1855 barns illustrate regional building traditions.","narrative":"Beardslee Farm is a 256-acre agricultural district on flat, fertile land beside the Unadilla River in Pittsfield, Otsego County. Jabez Beardslee began assembling the property around 1799, and the family farmed it for generations. The farmhouse grew in three stages: a c1790 tavern moved to the site, a c1800 section, and a larger 1810 Federal-style block later given Italianate details. Nearby stand a horse barn, carriage house and corn house built in 1855, a pump house from the 1920s, and a draft-style hop barn from the 1860s. A small Fairchild family cemetery and the site of an earlier farm lie to the north. The farm reflects the shift from hop growing to dairying. Jabez Dwight Beardslee sold early NATCO silos and helped found the Dairymen's League of New York State in 1911. The family also held local offices, including Pittsfield town supervisor.","period_of_significance":"c1799-c1946","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Early Republic; Mid-19th Century (farmhouse is a vernacular Federal/Adam style with Italianate details added in 1856)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The farm is still in family ownership and under cultivation; the farmhouse remains a dwelling and the barns are used for agricultural storage. The 1790 tavern section was converted to a garage in the 1970s.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.781928-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/00000748.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320909","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beardslee_Farm","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4876680"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/otsego-county/beardslee-farm-00000748/"}