Sannick Family Farm
Why it's listed
Sannick Family Farm occupies 71 acres in a broad valley east of the Chenango River, near South Oxford in Chenango County, New York. John W. Sannick bought the first fifty acres in 1819, and his grandson Peter Augustus Blake Sannick added twenty-eight more in 1875. Family research suggests the early Sannicks were born into slavery and were likely freed in Dutchess County before settling here. The farm keeps a one-and-a-half-story farmhouse with an early wing, a corncrib or granary, a bank barn with a stave silo and a milk house. Fields, hedgerows, stone walls and a small orchard remain. A bluestone quarry in the bed of Eddy Brook, with an adjacent sluiceway and a stone dam that once fed mills downstream, records nineteenth-century industry. The property is significant for agriculture, architecture, industry and ethnic heritage between about 1819 and 1924.
Significance in brief: The farm is significant under Criteria A and C, with areas of significance in agriculture, architecture, industry and ethnic heritage. It was owned by a Black family, whose early members appear to have been born into slavery, from 1819 through the early twentieth century. It retains agricultural buildings and fields along with a bluestone quarry and a sluiceway and dam tied to nineteenth-century industry.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 07000335, listed April 18, 2007. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 129 Jordan Ln., South Oxford |
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| County | Chenango County |
| Listed | April 18, 2007 |
| Reference number | 07000335 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | c1819-c1924 |
| Architect / builder | unknown |
| Architectural style | no style |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture, Industry, Black |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Historic and current functions are both listed as domestic (single dwelling) and agricultural. The sluiceway dam is partially collapsed, and a steel shed and an addition to the corncrib are in poor or collapsing condition. |
| Acreage | 71 |
| Coordinates | 42.39155, -75.61241 (NPS GIS) |
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.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 07000335.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7418850
- This listing as JSON
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