Chamberlain, Daniel, House
Why it's listed
Set north of Newark Valley village on Brown Road, this two-story clapboard farmhouse grew in three stages between about 1835 and 1865. The earliest part, a small Federal-style rear wing with a fanlight entrance and heavy timber frame, was built for Daniel Chamberlain and his wife Esther Farrand on her family's land. Two larger sections followed around 1850 and 1865, the later one probably under the Brockway family, adding a wraparound porch, French doors, wide frieze bands, a spiral staircase and a plaster cornice. Inside, the original plan, plaster walls and wide-plank floors largely survive. The farm once covered more than 90 acres, but the barns are gone, leaving only a granary and two former milk houses behind the house. The property was listed for its architecture, as an intact and representative local residence that shows how a farmhouse expanded through the mid-nineteenth century.
Significance in brief: The house is significant under Criterion C as an intact, representative example of residential construction in Newark Valley. It retains integrity of form, materials and detailing from three construction periods, mixing Federal, Greek Revival and Italianate features. It is tied to the contexts of early settlement and later agricultural development in the town.
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 97001489, listed December 15, 1997. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 627 Brown Rd., Newark Valley |
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| County | Tioga County |
| Listed | December 15, 1997 |
| Reference number | 97001489 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca. 1835-1870 |
| Architectural style | Early Republic/Federal and Mid-19th Century/Greek Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Used as a single-dwelling residence; the principal farm buildings have been removed and the house was separated from its farm acreage in 1982. |
| Acreage | 4.1 |
| Coordinates | 42.27272, -76.17405 (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 97001489.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5216788
- This listing as JSON
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