Essex County Home and Farm
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Essex County Home and Farm, also known as Whallonsburg County Home and Infirmary, is a historic almshouse
and infirmary located at Whallonsburg in Essex County, New York
. The property include seven contributing buildings and one contributing site. The core of the complex is a homogeneous cluster of four brick buildings on fieldstone
foundations. The largest is the Home Building, a 2-story dormitory
originally constructed in 1860. Located nearby are a milk house and dining / kitchen building. The -story infirmary building was built in 1899. Farm buildings include an equipment shed / garage
, dairy barn, and hog-chicken house. Also on the property is the institution's cemetery
site. The home and infirmary ceased operation in 1980.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1982.
Almshouse
Almshouses are charitable housing provided to enable people to live in a particular community...
and infirmary located at Whallonsburg in Essex County, New York
Essex County, New York
Essex County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,370. Its name is from the English county of Essex. Its county seat is Elizabethtown...
. The property include seven contributing buildings and one contributing site. The core of the complex is a homogeneous cluster of four brick buildings on fieldstone
Fieldstone
Fieldstone is a building construction material. Strictly speaking, it is stone collected from the surface of fields where it occurs naturally...
foundations. The largest is the Home Building, a 2-story dormitory
Dormitory
A dormitory, often shortened to dorm, in the United States is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students...
originally constructed in 1860. Located nearby are a milk house and dining / kitchen building. The -story infirmary building was built in 1899. Farm buildings include an equipment shed / garage
Garage (house)
A residential garage is part of a home, or an associated building, designed or used for storing a vehicle or vehicles. In some places the term is used synonymously with "carport", though that term normally describes a structure that is not completely enclosed.- British residential garages:Those...
, dairy barn, and hog-chicken house. Also on the property is the institution's cemetery
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
site. The home and infirmary ceased operation in 1980.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1982.