Johannes Jansen House
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The Johannes Jansen House, also known as Johannes Jansen House and Dutch Barn, is located along Decker Road at the foot of the Shawangunk Ridge
in the western section of the Town of Shawangunk
, in Ulster County
, New York
, USA. It was started by Jansen, who had settled the area along with his brother Thomas, whose own house
is a mile (1.6 km) to the southeast, in 1750. His son finished it in the newer Federal style 53 years later.
The property also boasts a Dutch barn
. It and the house were added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1983.
Shawangunk Ridge
The Shawangunk Ridge , also known as the Shawangunk Mountains or The Gunks, is a ridge of bedrock in Ulster County, Sullivan County and Orange County in the state of New York, extending from the northernmost point of New Jersey to the Catskill Mountains.The ridgetop, which widens considerably at...
in the western section of the Town of Shawangunk
Shawangunk, New York
Shawangunk is a town in southwestern Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 12,022 at the 2000 census. Like the neighboring mountain range, for which it is named, it is pronounced either as the Munsee Lenape, Shawangunk , or as the colonial Shongum by local residents...
, in Ulster County
Ulster County, New York
Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, USA. It was started by Jansen, who had settled the area along with his brother Thomas, whose own house
Thomas Jansen House
The Thomas Jansen House, also known as Dwaarkill Manor, a historic home located on Jansen Road in the western section of the Town of Shawangunk, in Ulster County, New York, USA. It is a Dutch stone house built first in 1727 by Jansen, an early settler of the area...
is a mile (1.6 km) to the southeast, in 1750. His son finished it in the newer Federal style 53 years later.
The property also boasts a Dutch barn
Dutch barn
Dutch barn is the name given to markedly different types of barns in the United States and Canada, and in the United Kingdom. In the United States, Dutch barns represent the oldest and rarest types of barns. There are relatively few—probably less than 600—of these barns still intact...
. It and the house were added to 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 1983.