{"nrhp_refnum":"84003111","name":"Royce, J. B., House and Farm Complex","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NY 38","address_restricted":false,"city":"Berkshire","county":"Tioga County","state":"NY","lat":42.328062305500055,"lon":-76.1799588768125,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-07-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A mid-nineteenth-century farmhouse and farm complex on Route 38 at Payne-Marsh Road, about one mile north of the hamlet of Berkshire, Tioga County, New York. The house dates from after 1829 and was remodelled around 1850; the nominated area covers about 50 acres.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a largely intact example of a typical Berkshire farm of 1825-1875. The farmhouse is one of only two in the township showing Gothic Revival influence on vernacular houses, and the barn is one of the finest mid-century barns remaining, and the only intact one with decorated bargeboards. A reviewer noted that significance under criterion A rests on the agricultural history the farm represents.","narrative":"This farm complex on Route 38 in the Town of Berkshire, Tioga County, includes a two-story clapboard farmhouse, a barn, a shed and a small outbuilding now used as a garage. The house is believed to have been built after 1829 in a vernacular Greek Revival form. Around 1850 it was altered with a higher, steeper roof and an ell-shaped Gothic Revival porch with Tudor-arched details. Small eyebrow windows with grilles survive on the upper story. The board-and-batten barn is unaltered except for two lean-tos and is the only intact barn in the township with decorated bargeboards. The garage is a Greek Revival building that was probably an office or store moved from the hamlet. Maps from 1855 and 1869 show J.B. Royce owning the farm. The property was listed as a largely intact picture of a typical mid-nineteenth-century Berkshire farm. Its remodelled house reflects the agricultural prosperity of the 1850s, and its continued use as a working farm preserves its original function.","period_of_significance":"1825-1875","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular Greek Revival with Gothic Revival alterations (c. 1850)","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Still a residence and working farm; condition listed as fair, and no threats are known.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:42.595333-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/84003111.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315068","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._B._Royce_House_and_Farm_Complex","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6104740"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/tioga-county/royce-j-b-house-and-farm-complex-84003111/"}