{"nrhp_refnum":"98000392","name":"Rogers Brothers Farmstead","other_names":["Cottonwood Farm","Austin Rogers House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Dablon Point Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cape Vincent","county":"Jefferson County","state":"NY","lat":44.08091684450005,"lon":-76.34891373032998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1998-05-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Industry","Commerce","Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 48.62-acre farmstead on Dablon Point Road at Wilson's Bay in Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York, centered on a 1-1/2 story coursed limestone farmhouse built around 1838 by Austin Rogers.","why_significant":"The house is a good example of the mid-19th century vernacular stone farmhouse tradition of Cape Vincent. The farm is also where brothers Austin L. and Everett E. Rogers founded the Rogers Brothers Seed Company in 1876, one of the first U.S. firms to grow peas and beans commercially solely for seed. The company moved to Chaumont in 1882 and later grew into a major North American seed company.","narrative":"Overlooking Lake Ontario at the southeast end of Wilson's Bay, this Cape Vincent farmstead centers on a limestone house built around 1838 by pioneer settler Austin Rogers. The 1-1/2 story, side-gabled house has five bays, a central entry, corner quoining and thick coursed stone walls, typical of the local vernacular stone farmhouses built between 1830 and 1855. A frame wing was added soon after construction, and much of the original plan, plaster, doors and plank floors survive. The farm's wider importance comes from Austin's grandsons, Austin L. and Everett E. Rogers, who began growing seed crops here and in 1876 founded the Rogers Brothers Seed Company. It was among the first American firms to raise peas and beans purely for seed. The business outgrew the farm and moved to Chaumont in 1882, later expanding westward and becoming a major North American seed company. The land stayed in the Rogers family from 1836 to 1945, and parts are still farmed.","period_of_significance":"c.1838-1882","architect_builder":"Austin Rogers","architectural_style":"Mid-19th century (vernacular stone farmhouse)","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling; parts of the surrounding land are still farmed. No historic outbuildings survive, though below-ground remains are likely.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.40853-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/98000392.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313252","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers_Brothers_Farmstead","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7359262"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/jefferson-county/rogers-brothers-farmstead-98000392/"}