Williams, Sherman, House and Fruit Barn
Why it's listed
Along County Route 54A in Jerusalem, about 3 miles south of Penn Yan, a farm property combines a 1921 Bungalow with an 1875 fruit barn. The house replaced an earlier dwelling that burned in 1920. It is a one-and-one-half-story wood frame building with a gable roof extended over a full-width porch, battered porch posts on square plinths, a shed dormer and three-over-one windows. Modern siding now covers the original sheathing, but the interior plan, plaster walls, wood moldings and paneled doors survive. North of the house stands the grape and apple storage barn, built with coursed rubblestone walls on the basement and first levels, a gambrel roof and board-and-batten gables. Its thick masonry walls were meant to keep fruit cool, and it has many windows and doors on three levels. The barn is described as one of the county's last surviving fruit storage buildings, and the house as a representative Bungalow. A modern garage between them does not contribute to the property's significance.
Significance in brief: The house is a representative example of early twentieth century Bungalow architecture. The barn, built in 1875, is one of the last surviving fruit storage buildings in Yates County and an outstanding example of that type. Together they are rare surviving examples of two distinctive property types in the county.
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 94000966, listed August 24, 1994. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Co. Rt. 54A, Jerusalem |
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| County | Yates County |
| Listed | August 24, 1994 |
| Reference number | 94000966 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca.1875, 1921 |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements/Bungalow |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Both the house and barn are listed as still in use, with current functions of single dwelling and agricultural building. |
| Acreage | 2.8 |
| Coordinates | 42.62273, -77.09629 (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 94000966.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7495274
- This listing as JSON
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