Quaker Lane Farms
Why it's listed
Quaker Lane Farms is a 95-acre working farm on Ruskey Lane in eastern Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York. Its five historic buildings include a one-and-one-half-story clapboard farmhouse begun around 1804, a heavy timber dairy barn, a carriage barn from about 1835, a corncrib and an outhouse. The Quaker Powell family settled the land in the late eighteenth century. They built a three-bay house that was enlarged to five bays between 1820 and 1830, and a Greek Revival doorway was added. The house keeps its Federal proportions, steep roof and exposed structural timbers. In the 1920s, Ernest and Gertrude Hatfield added Colonial Revival changes and dairy improvements, and their descendants still own the farm. The farm is notable for its architecture and for its link to the nearby Crum Elbow Meeting House and the Quaker settlement of the area. Fields, woodlots, wetlands and stone walls preserve the historic agricultural landscape, in an area now being suburbanized.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues that the farm is an architecturally significant example of an early nineteenth-century Hudson Valley farm, with a settlement-period vernacular Federal farmhouse and related historic barns. It is also tied to the Quaker settlement of eastern Dutchess County, and it has kept its historic acreage and rural landscape in continuous agricultural use for about two hundred years.
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 03001303, listed December 18, 2003. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 11 Ruskey Ln., Hyde Park |
|---|---|
| County | Dutchess County |
| Listed | December 18, 2003 |
| Reference number | 03001303 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c. 1804 - c. 1930 |
| Architect / builder | unknown |
| Architectural style | Early Republic: Federal |
| Criteria |
|
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still a single-dwelling farm owned by the descendants of the Hatfield family, who have held it since 1920; the historic buildings are largely intact. |
| Acreage | 95 |
| Coordinates | 41.81023, -73.86123 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary: it recognises significance and does not restrict what a private owner may do without federal money or permits. It unlocks the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit for income-producing buildings, state credits in many states, and Section 106 review when federal agencies are involved. See what listing means in practice.
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 03001303.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7268553
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.