Caspar Getman Farmstead
Why it's listed
This 93-acre farm on Stone Arabia Road, north of the Mohawk River in Montgomery County, New York, preserves a cluster of buildings arranged in a flattened U around a south-facing work yard. The core includes a c1850 two-story clapboard farmhouse with a rear ell, limestone foundation, scroll-sawn brackets and an elaborate carved entrance. Two lateral-entry English barns stand nearby, along with a limestone smokehouse and a small shed. The oldest building is a c1790 New World Dutch barn, built in the years after the Revolutionary War raids that destroyed the Stone Arabia settlement. It keeps its H-shaped interior supports, anchor beams and hand-wrought hardware. The farm reflects the settlement of the region by Palatine Germans in the eighteenth century and the work of five generations of Caspar Getman's descendants. It was recognized for its architecture, its largely unchanged rural setting and its record of local agricultural history from about 1790 to 1920. Five buildings contribute to its significance.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the farmstead is architecturally significant as a modest local home with related farm buildings in a highly intact setting, typical of a regional family farm. It is also historically significant as an example of early settlement by Palatine Germans and later agricultural development. The c1790 Dutch barn is described as a rare surviving eighteenth-century example, and five generations of Getman descendants farmed the land.
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 10000594, listed August 30, 2010. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1311 Stone Arabia Rd, Stone Arabia |
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| County | Montgomery County |
| Listed | August 30, 2010 |
| Reference number | 10000594 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c1790-1920 |
| Architectural style | Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Social History |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The main house is still used as a dwelling, and part of the ell has been converted to a garage. |
| Acreage | 95.1 |
| Coordinates | 42.93659, -74.51228 (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 10000594.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5049019
- This listing as JSON
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