Abraham Sternberg House is a historic home located at Schoharie in

Schoharie County, New York Schoharie County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,714, making it the state's fifth-least populous county. The county seat is Schoharie. "Schoharie" comes from a Mohawk word meaning "f ...

. The house was built about 1790 and is a symmetrically massed, two story masonry building, five bays wide and two bays deep. The brick building is set on a

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foundation and has a side

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. Also on the property is a shed

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(mid- late-19th century) that abuts the house,

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(c. 1935), and former barn (mid- late-19th century). ''Note:'' This includes an
''Accompanying four photographs''
/ref> It was listed on the

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in 2010. File:Abraham Sternberg House with Out Building.jpg

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Houses completed in 1790 Houses in Schoharie County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Schoharie County, New York {{SchoharieCountyNY-NRHP-stub