Krom Stone House and Dutch Barn
Why it's listed
Set back from Airport Road in Rochester, Ulster County, this 100-acre farm property holds a stone house built around 1730, a Dutch barn from about 1800 with later additions, and a shed from about 1870. A modern house trailer is the only non-contributing building. The house is a vernacular one-and-one-half story stone dwelling on a linear plan with a steep gable roof; it has been covered in stucco since 1966 and fitted with replacement windows. The barn began as a Dutch H-frame structure with four original bents, and nineteenth-century additions now largely hide the original frame, which is best seen from the hay mow. The property was recognized for architecture. The house represents the linear stone dwelling that dominated Ulster County building for generations. The barn is one of only nine barns of its era left in the town, and its additions record changing farm life. The site is also known as the Krom homestead.
Significance in brief: The house is argued to be an outstanding regional example of mid-eighteenth-century linear stone dwelling architecture typical of the Hudson Valley and Ulster County. The Dutch barn is one of only nine barns of its era still standing in Rochester, and its nineteenth-century additions show how agrarian life changed. The property is also acknowledged as the Krom homestead, tied to a family important in early settlement of 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 95000955, listed August 10, 1995. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Airport Rd., Rochester |
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| County | Ulster County |
| Listed | August 10, 1995 |
| Reference number | 95000955 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca.1730, 1800-1880 |
| Architectural style | OTHER/vernacular |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Currently in use as a single dwelling and secondary structures; the barn ground floor has been renovated for horse stalls. The stone house has been stuccoed since 1966 and has replacement windows. |
| Acreage | 100 |
| Coordinates | 41.81681, -74.20931 (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 95000955.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6438837
- This listing as JSON
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