Van Valkenburgh-Isbister Farm is a historic home and farm complex located at Ghent

Ghent, New York

Ghent is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States, with a ZIP code of 12075. The population was 5,276 at the 2000 census. 2004 estimates put the population at 5,316.The Town of Ghent is centrally located in the county...

 in Columbia County, New York

Columbia County, New York

Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,096. The county seat is Hudson. The name comes from the Latin feminine form of the name of Christopher Columbus, which was at the time of the formation of the county a popular proposal...

. The complex is spread over two properties and includes 14 contributing buildings and two contributing structures.

First property

The first property includes the Van Valkenburgh-Isbister farmhouse (c. 1790, with later additions), an 18th-century barn, stable (c. 1850–1880), two wagon sheds (c. 1850–1880), garage (c. 1930), carriage barn and barn (c. 1850–1880), smoke house (c. 1850), outhouse

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 :...

 (c. 1900–1925), and gas pump

Fuel dispenser

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 (c. 1930).

Second property

The second property has a dwelling (c. 1840), shed (c. 1875), carriage barn (c. 1875), dwelling / shed (c. 1910), and outhouse (c. 1940). The Van Valkenburgh-Isbister farmhouse consists of a -story rear block dated to about 1790 and a -story front section with Greek Revival

Greek Revival architecture

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 detailing dated to about 1845.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 2006.