Sternbergh House is a historic home located at Schoharie in

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. It was built about 1825 is a two-story, five-bay, center entrance timber-framed vernacular

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style house. Also on the property is the 1813 grave of Abraham Sternbergh. ''See also:'' A New York State historical marker posted in front of the house reads: "c. 1795 Abraham Sternbergh House In 1713 Abraham's father, Lambert Sternbergh, an early Palatine settler, was the first to plant wheat in the

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. Schoharie later became known as the 'Bread Basket of the Revolution' for feeding the

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. Town of Schoharie" It was listed on the

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in 1985.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Federal architecture in New York (state) Houses completed in 1825 Houses in Schoharie County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Schoharie County, New York {{SchoharieCountyNY-NRHP-stub