Town-Hollister Farm
Also known as: Salem Town House--Hollister Farm
Why it's listed
This farm sits on the south side of Route 22 in North Granville, in Washington County, New York. Its centerpiece is a two-story Federal-style house built around 1810 using plank construction, in which vertical planking replaces studs. Original features include a modillioned wood cornice, a Palladian window, twelve-over-twelve sash, a fluted-pilaster entrance and an open-stringer stair. A full-length porch was added about 1890, and twentieth-century changes included picture windows and a porte-cochere. Behind the house stand a two-part timber barn, a cow barn, corn crib, silo, machinery shed, horse barn and hog house, along with an early turnpike marker reading "5 M to Comstocks." Salem Town, a Freemason and educator, developed the property and lived there early in the 1800s. He sold it in 1833 to Captain Isaac Hollister, a farmer and joiner. The land has belonged to only two families, and the Hollisters expanded it to roughly 275 acres, farming it and adding cottage industries such as tinsmithing.
Significance in brief: The nomination cites the farm's architecture, a well-preserved early plank-construction Federal house with later Victorian changes, and its collection of agricultural buildings showing vernacular timber framing. It also notes direct ties to Salem Town, a Freemason and educator who built and lived in the house, and to the Hollister family, who farmed the land through the 19th and 20th centuries.
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 08000516, listed June 13, 2008. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | NY 22, North Granville |
|---|---|
| County | Washington County |
| Listed | June 13, 2008 |
| Reference number | 08000516 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Early Republic: Federal; Late Victorian |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Social History, Agriculture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still a working farm and single dwelling, owned by descendants of the Hollister family; one barn cluster is used for a carpentry business. |
| Acreage | 275 |
| Coordinates | 43.43789, -73.34867 (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 08000516.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7829872
- This listing as JSON
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