Rowe Farm is a historic home and farm near South Bethlehem,

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. The farmhouse was built about 1875, and is a two-story,

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frame dwelling with a center hall plan and a gable roof. Also on the property are the contributing Main Barn / Hay Barn (c. 1879), out kitchen (c. 1800),

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(c. 1875), livestock barn (c. 1790), icehouse, shed and

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, pig barn, carriage barn (c. 1875), shed, fowl house, and

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shop. ''Note:'' This includes an
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in 2012.

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Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Italianate architecture in New York (state) Houses completed in 1875 Buildings and structures in Albany County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Albany County, New York Blacksmith shops {{AlbanyCountyNY-NRHP-stub