DuBois, Josiah, Farm
Why it's listed
Set on a slight rise south of New Paltz, this 28-acre farm centers on a two-story brick house completed in 1822 for Josiah DuBois, a fifth-generation descendant of an original New Paltz patentee. The house has a five-bay symmetrical front, Flemish bond brickwork, marble window trim and a center hall with marbleized plaster walls, a finish linked to the Newburgh builder Robert Cromwell. Its broad, horizontal proportions and hewn framing keep ties to the older Huguenot and Dutch building tradition. Surviving outbuildings include a wagon barn, a granary, a shop, a hen house, a smoke house, a privy, a well house and a Greek Revival tenant house. The granary is noted as a rare example of Dutch framing in a farm building other than a barn. The property is significant for showing how a prosperous Huguenot farm family adopted Federal period taste while the community was absorbed into mainstream American culture. Open fields and views toward the Shawangunk Mountains preserve the setting.
Significance in brief: The farm is presented as a distinguished and intact example of a Federal period farm tied to the Huguenot community of New Paltz. The brick house shows how prosperous Huguenot farmers moved from the traditional one and one-half story stone house to English-influenced Neoclassical design, while keeping some Dutch building traditions. The outbuildings, including a rare Dutch-framed granary, illustrate how a farm of the period was organized.
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 88000066. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Libertyville Rd., New Paltz |
|---|---|
| County | Ulster County |
| Listed | — |
| Reference number | 88000066 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1822-1869 |
| Architect / builder | unknown, possibly Robert Cromwell |
| Architectural style | Federal (house); Greek Revival (tenant house) |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Occupied as a private residence; condition excellent and largely unaltered, though the major barns no longer survive. |
| Acreage | 28 |
| Coordinates | 41.72703, -74.11332 (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.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 88000066.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.