Wing, William R., Farm Complex
Why it's listed
Set on 96 acres along the busy Western Turnpike (Route 20) in Duanesburg, this farm complex includes a farmhouse built around 1836 and two large frame barns with gable roofs and clapboard siding. The house is a two-story, five-bay, center-hall dwelling with a gable roof, cornice returns and brick interior end chimneys. Its details mix late Federal elements, such as the sidelights and transom around the recessed doorway, with Greek Revival touches, including a wide frieze and broad pilasters. A late nineteenth-century entrance porch with pierced posts and scroll-sawn brackets adds Victorian detail that is unusual on farmhouses in the town, where such ornament generally appears in hamlets and villages. Rear extensions include a one and one-half story wing and a garage/barn. The property was listed for its representative transitional-period architecture, its high degree of integrity, and its intact collection of nineteenth-century outbuildings within a substantially unchanged farm setting, a rarity amid later roadside development.
Significance in brief: The farmhouse is a representative vernacular farmhouse of the 1830s transitional period, combining late Federal and early Greek Revival features. Its late nineteenth-century Victorian entrance porch is a rare surviving example of picturesque ornamentation on a plain rural farmhouse in the town. The complex keeps a high degree of integrity, with intact nineteenth-century outbuildings and a largely intact historic farm setting despite modern development along the highway.
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 84003281, listed October 11, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | US 20, Duanesburg |
|---|---|
| County | Schenectady County |
| Listed | October 11, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84003281 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Vernacular farmhouse combining late Federal and early Greek Revival features |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as a residence and farm; condition rated fair, with a new roof, front porch and some new windows noted as alterations. |
| Acreage | 96 |
| Coordinates | 42.76461, -74.23700 (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 84003281.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q8017314
- This listing as JSON
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