A. Newton Farm is a historic home and farm complex located at Orleans in

Jefferson County, New York Jefferson County is a county on the northern border of the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 116,721. Its county seat is Watertown. The county is named after Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United St ...

. The farmhouse was built about 1870 and is a small, modest -story

Greek Revival The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but a ...

building with a gable front, prominent cornice returns, a northside wing, and a modern kitchen ell on the rear. Also on the property are a hay barn, blacksmith's shop, toolshed, pig barn, milk and ice house, hay and heifer barn, and horse barn. ''See also:'' It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 1997.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Greek Revival houses in New York (state) Houses completed in 1870 Houses in Jefferson County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, New York Blacksmith shops {{JeffersonCountyNY-NRHP-stub