Home Farm
Also known as: Bartholomew Farm; Kingsley Farm
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Why it's listed
Home Farm is a 65-acre farmstead on County Route 18 in East Whitehall, a few miles southeast of the village of Whitehall in Washington County, New York. Its centerpiece is a two-story, five-bay brick farmhouse built around 1840 for the Merriam family in the Greek Revival style, with a paired Ionic-column frontispiece, returning cornices and sunburst attic vents. A brick kitchen wing and a timber-frame shed wing extend behind it, and the shed wing may reuse the frame of an earlier Merriam dwelling from about 1800. Seventeen other contributing resources survive, including a cow barn complex, horse and carriage barn, creamery, sugar house, cider house, smoke house and ice house. Ownership passed from the Merriam family to the Wood family, then to the Bartholomew family in 1871, who held it for about a century. The farm's intact buildings show how a regional farm operated from the 19th century into the 20th, set in a mostly unspoiled rural landscape near the 1826 Brick Church.
Significance in brief: The farm is described as exceptionally intact and well maintained, showing the development of a Washington County farm through the 19th and first half of the 20th century. Its brick house displays Greek Revival design, and its full set of barns and outbuildings records dairying, sugaring, cider and other farm activity. Together with the nearby Brick Church and neighboring farm, it recalls the agrarian history of the East Whitehall crossroads.
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 08001147, listed December 5, 2008. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 591 Co. Rt. 18, East Whitehall |
|---|---|
| County | Washington County |
| Listed | December 5, 2008 |
| Reference number | 08001147 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival; Vernacular |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Agriculture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Described as exceptionally intact and impeccably maintained; the form lists single dwelling as both historic and current function. |
| Acreage | 65 |
| Coordinates | 43.54111, -73.32836 (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 08001147.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14706395
- This listing as JSON
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