{"nrhp_refnum":"79001620","name":"Cornell Farmhouse","other_names":["Creedmoor Farmhouse Complex"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"73-50 Little Neck Pkwy","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Queens","state":"NY","lat":40.74846965000006,"lon":-73.72007992999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-07-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-one-half-story wood frame farmhouse at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway in Bellerose, Queens, New York. Parts of it date to about 1750, and it sits on a seven-acre nominated tract of the larger 52-acre farm.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the last large farm in New York City and one of only a few eighteenth-century residences left in Queens. It is the only one of them that keeps its original farmland and probably the most original architectural fabric. It reflects both Dutch and New England building traditions and holds evidence of eighteenth-century craft and construction techniques on western Long Island.","narrative":"Set on seven acres of open farmland in Bellerose, Queens, this farmhouse has a core dating to about 1750. It grew over time: an eastern section in Greek Revival style around 1840, a northern wing in 1890, and porches added in the 1880s and after 1900. The oldest part shows Dutch-style oak framing with clay-and-straw infill, hand-split shingles, twelve-over-twelve window sash and a chimney base that points to New England influence. Land records trace the property to Samuel Cornell, and later owners included John Benham, Peter Cox and his son Henry. New York State bought it in 1926 for a farm serving Creedmoor State Hospital, and the land was worked until 1960. The nomination describes it as the last large farm in New York City and a rare survivor of eighteenth-century Queens. It also has research value for students of vernacular architecture. A local restoration society operates it as a farm museum.","period_of_significance":"1700-1799, 1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Dutch Colonial (c. 1750 core) with a Greek Revival addition (c. 1840)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as vacant on the form's classification section, but the description says it is an operating farmhouse museum being restored; condition is marked fair to good.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:40.016399-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/79001620.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001620/c0dc04ade1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001620/c0dc04ade1-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Jim.henderson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:QFM_farmhouse_jeh.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim.henderson</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:QFM_farmhouse_jeh.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321072","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_Farmhouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5171520"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/queens/cornell-farmhouse-79001620/"}