{"nrhp_refnum":"97000356","name":"Newton, A., Farm","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NY 180, jct. with Co. Rd. 13, Hamlet of Omar","address_restricted":false,"city":"Orleans","county":"Jefferson County","state":"NY","lat":44.26354628500005,"lon":-75.97678802329351,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-05-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 99.5-acre farmstead on both sides of NY Route 180 in the hamlet of Omar, Town of Orleans, Jefferson County, New York, with a circa 1870 Greek Revival farmhouse and eight contributing outbuildings.","why_significant":"The farm is significant in agriculture and architecture. It has been farmed by the same family for over 125 years and has the largest number of resources of any property in the Orleans multiple property listing. Its outbuildings retain a high level of integrity, along with its original acreage and agricultural setting, and it includes rare examples of cedar shake craftsmanship.","narrative":"This 99.5-acre farmstead in the hamlet of Omar, Town of Orleans, centers on a modest 1-1/2 story Greek Revival farmhouse built around 1870, a late date for the style. Around it stand eight contributing outbuildings: a hay barn, granary, blacksmith's shop, toolshed, pig barn, milk and ice house, hay and heifer barn, and horse barn. Three modern resources, a 1958 garage and toolshed and two silos, do not contribute. The farm is notable for how many historic outbuildings survive with a high level of integrity, nearly all on their original sites. The shingled horse barn and blacksmith shop are rare surviving examples of the cedar shake tradition once widespread in Jefferson County. The property appears on the 1888 atlas under the name A. Newton but not on the 1864 atlas. The same family has farmed it for over 125 years, and it continues in agricultural use, offering insight into local farming practices.","period_of_significance":"c.1870 - c.1947","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century / Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still an active farm; the family continues to farm the land and use nearly all of the buildings.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.351777-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/97000356.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313120","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Newton_Farm","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4648212"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/jefferson-county/newton-a-farm-97000356/"}