{"nrhp_refnum":"09000158","name":"Milliken-Smith Farm","other_names":["Smith Farm"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"279 Bailey Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Montgomery","county":"Orange County","state":"NY","lat":41.53664049100007,"lon":-74.20838853699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-03-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A farm of about 8 acres on Bailey Road near Montgomery, Orange County, New York, centered on a frame farmhouse begun in 1770 for James Milliken and expanded c. 1870, with a barn complex and other outbuildings.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the farm is significant for its architecture and for early settlement, recording the Milliken family's presence in the area in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Captain James Milliken, who built the earliest part of the house, was one of three brothers killed defending Fort Montgomery in 1777. The c. 1870 Stick style addition and a largely intact hand-hewn timber-frame barn illustrate changing building practices.","narrative":"Set east of the Wallkill River near the hamlet of Montgomery, this roughly 8-acre farm centers on a frame house that grew in two stages a century apart. The rear section was built in 1770 for James Milliken as a one and one-half story timber-frame dwelling. About 1870 a two-story front block with Stick and Chalet style details was added, giving the house its present look. Nearby stands a large hand-hewn timber-frame barn that may date to the 1770s, along with a c. 1900 chicken house and a banded wood silo. James Milliken, a captain in the Second Ulster Militia, died with two brothers in the defense of Fort Montgomery in October 1777. His family, Scots-Irish settlers from County Londonderry, held the land until the mid-19th century, and later the Smith and Nydam families owned it. The farm was listed for its architecture and its link to early settlement of the area.","period_of_significance":"1770-1900","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Stick style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling with agricultural storage and field uses; the house and larger barn have been modified for modern use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.8822-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/09000158.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000158/c1855424b4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000158/c1855424b4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ M.D.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MILLIKEN_SMITH_FARM_IN_MONTGOMERY,_ORANGE_COUNTY,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ M.D.</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MILLIKEN_SMITH_FARM_IN_MONTGOMERY,_ORANGE_COUNTY,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320690","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milliken-Smith_Farm","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6859631"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/orange-county/milliken-smith-farm-09000158/"}