{"nrhp_refnum":"03000597","name":"Sherman Farm","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"35 Sherman Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pittstown","county":"Rensselaer County","state":"NY","lat":42.85651796250005,"lon":-73.50982139737243,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-07-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 123-acre farmstead in the south central part of Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York, developed in the late 18th century. It includes a Federal-style main house built c. 1797 and seven agricultural outbuildings.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the farm as a well-preserved example of a late 18th and early 19th century family farm that remained in one family for generations. The barns were not significantly altered for new farming technology, so they keep the working parts that reflect their historic use. Family diaries and account books document farm and household life in detail.","narrative":"Sherman Farm is a 123-acre farmstead in south central Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York, developed in the late 18th century by the Sherman family. Its centerpiece is a two-story main house built about 1797, with a heavy hand-hewn oak frame, a center chimney and a symmetrical five-bay front. The house was remodeled in the Greek Revival style around 1840, and a porch was added in 1888. A rear wing likely began as a moved timber-framed outbuilding. Seven agricultural buildings line Sherman Road: a hay barn, wagon barn, corn house, hog barn, ice house, cheese house and shop barn. Most date from the late 18th or early 19th century. Because the barns were not heavily altered for new farming methods, they still hold the working parts that reflect their historic use. Diaries and account books kept by the Shermans record crops, livestock, timber sales, carpentry and the exchange of labor among neighbors. The family farmed the land until 1929.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early Republic: Federal (with c. 1840 Greek Revival remodeling)","criteria":[],"status_note":"The farm was actively farmed by the Sherman family until 1929. The house and seven outbuildings survive and are all counted as contributing; about 90 acres remain tillable.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:52.875196-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/03000597.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321295","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Farm_(Pittstown,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7495170"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/rensselaer-county/sherman-farm-03000597/"}