MacDonald Farm
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MacDonald Farm is a historic farm complex located at Meredith
in Delaware County
, New York
, United States
. The complex consists of the main farm house, a hops barn now used as a garage, privy
, smokehouse
, incubator shed, barn, straw barn, creamery
, mill building, and two residents built for married married hired hands. The farm house was built in 1851 and most of the buildings were built between 1870 and 1900.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1973.
Meredith, New York
Meredith is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 1,588 at the 2000 census.The Town of Meredith is an interior town in the northeast part of the county.- History :...
in Delaware County
Delaware County, New York
Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of 2010 the population was 47,980. The county seat is Delhi. It is named after the Delaware River, which was named in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, appointed governor of Virginia in 1609.-History:When counties...
, 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...
, United States
United States
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. The complex consists of the main farm house, a hops barn now used as a garage, privy
Outhouse
An outhouse is a small structure separate from a main building which often contained a simple toilet and may possibly also be used for housing animals and storage.- Terminology :...
, smokehouse
Smokehouse
A smokehouse is a building where meat or fish is cured with smoke. The finished product might be stored in the building, sometimes for a year or more.-History:...
, incubator shed, barn, straw barn, creamery
Creamery
In a dairy, the creamery is the location of cream processing. Cream is separated from whole milk; pasteurization is done to the skimmed milk and cream separately. Whole milk for sale has had some cream returned to the skimmed milk....
, mill building, and two residents built for married married hired hands. The farm house was built in 1851 and most of the buildings were built between 1870 and 1900.
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 1973.