Jenkins-DuBois Farm and Mill Site
Why it's listed
Jenkins-DuBois Farm and Mill Site is a 107.6-acre property on Jenkinstown Road in Gardiner, Ulster County, New York, on the south bank of the Plattekill. It is what remains of 200 acres Lambert Jenkins bought in 1793. The core is a two-room stone house of about that date, later extended by his son James around 1820 with a frame ell framed in an English manner, and again between 1865 and 1875 by Johannes Jenkins. A second frame house, a c1865 barn, outbuildings and farmland complete the farm. Near the creek, the remains of a mill, its water system, bridge abutments and an abandoned road mark the site of the former Jenkinstown community. A 1798 tax inventory recorded a sawmill and gristmill, log dwellings and a blacksmith shop, placing Jenkins among the town's wealthiest property owners. The property was listed as a district for documenting agricultural and industrial life across several generations of one family.
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| Styles | No style |
|---|---|
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Agriculture, Industry |
| Acreage | 107.6 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Jenkins-DuBois Farm and Mill Site (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.