Maple Lawn Farm
Why it's listed
Maple Lawn Farm is a farmstead on Route 38 north of Newark Valley, in Tioga County. A farm has stood on the site since the first decade of the nineteenth century. The present two-and-one-half-story house was built around 1880-1885 after Daniel H. Miller moved the earlier house and erected a new one. It has a T-shaped plan, clapboard siding, spindlework porches, king post bracing in the gables, and a three-sided bay window. An unusual feature is a small "wooing porch" reachable only from inside the house. Inside, the original plan, plaster walls and decorative details such as bull's-eye corner blocks and a decorative arch in the dining room survive. The banked barn was built in three phases between about 1840 and the 1930s, and a former woodshed and mudroom now stands as a separate shed. A later plywood shed is noncontributing. The property was listed for its architecture, as a well-preserved example of Stick Style housing in a rural farm setting.
Significance in brief: The nomination finds the property significant under Criterion C as an intact, representative example of residential construction in Newark Valley. The house is described as a remarkably intact example of Stick Style architecture with a high degree of exterior and interior integrity. It is tied to the context of agricultural development and rural Newark Valley, 1865-1946.
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 97001487, listed December 15, 1997. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 10981 NY 38, Newark Valley |
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| County | Tioga County |
| Listed | December 15, 1997 |
| Reference number | 97001487 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1840-1930 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian/Stick style |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Historic and current use are both single dwelling and agricultural barn. The rear sunporch addition was being remodeled at the time of the nomination. |
| Acreage | 24 |
| Coordinates | 42.26095, -76.18272 (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 97001487.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6753923
- This listing as JSON
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