Parks-Bentley Place, also known as Parke Farm or the Old Bentley Place, is a historic home located at South Glens Falls in northern

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. It "is one of the oldest historic structures in the area and is the only one that is open to the public. The original part of the current Parks-Bentley Place was built in 1776, with additions occurring circa 1830, 1840." Its current form dates from around 1840 and is two-story, brick residence in the late

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/ early

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style. It sits on a hand-dressed

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foundation and full basement. Attached to it is the original house—a late-18th-century, single-room, -story

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dwelling. The full property also includes a summer kitchen to the rear of the original structure; a

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; and a "tool shed"—all open to the public during tour times. The house currently serves as headquarters for the Historical Society of Moreau and South Glens Falls. ''See also:'' The original house was built in 1766 by Daniel Parks, a veteran of the

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, on . In 1820 it was purchased by two brothers, Daniel and Sheldon Benedict, and in 1866 by Cornelius Bentley. The property was added to the

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in 1994.

References

External links

Official site
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Greek Revival houses in New York (state) Houses completed in 1840 Houses in Saratoga County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Saratoga County, New York {{SaratogaCountyNY-NRHP-stub