Wheeler, Thomas N., Farm
Why it's listed
Set along Indian Lake Road in Millerton, in the town of North East, this farm centers on a two-story timber-frame house built around 1800. It is a five-bay, center-hall Federal dwelling with a side kitchen wing, a stone foundation, wood shingle roof and hand-hewn heavy timbers. Inside, the wide hallway keeps its original stairway, doors, hardware and wide-board floors, and twin parlors have matching fireplaces. Twentieth-century changes were mostly limited to indoor plumbing. A ca. 1800 backhouse group, including a summer kitchen, wood shed, granary, stables and carriage house, completes the farmstead. The farm once held 500 acres and now covers about 18, within the Coleman Station Historic District. It was listed for its architecture, as a strong local example of Federal era design with restrained detail, and for its intact outbuildings and rural setting. The Wheeler family, early settlers of the Oblong lands, owned it through much of the nineteenth century, and its period of significance runs from about 1800 to about 1920.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the farm is an outstanding local example of Federal era residential architecture, with a traditional Georgian plan and restrained Federal details largely intact. It adds that the intact set of nineteenth and early twentieth century farm outbuildings, the acreage and the rural setting give further significance. The property is also tied to the Wheeler family, early landowners in the Oblong area.
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 00001417, listed November 22, 2000. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Indian Lake Rd., Millerton |
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| County | Dutchess County |
| Listed | November 22, 2000 |
| Reference number | 00001417 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca.1800-ca.1920 |
| Architectural style | Early Republic/Federal |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still in residential use as a single dwelling with agricultural storage; the surrounding area remains in agricultural use. |
| Acreage | 18 |
| Within district | Coleman Station Historic District |
| Coordinates | 41.91559, -73.51597 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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 00001417.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7792667
- This listing as JSON
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