Jamesport Farm Nominated to State and National Registers of Historic Places

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that the New York State Board for Historic Preservation has recommended the addition of 26 properties, resources and districts to the State and National Registers of Historic Places.

Among them: Daniel and Henry P. Tuthill Farm in Jamesport.

The local farm at 1146 Main Road joins the Babylon Public Library as the two Long Island places to be nominated.

“New York has a rich heritage, and important events in the history of this state and this nation have occurred in virtually every corner of it,” Cuomo said in a press release. “By placing these sites on the State and National Registers of Historic Places, we can ensure that they will be preserved and enjoyed by New Yorkers and visitors for years to come.”

State and National Register listing can assist property owners in revitalizing buildings, making them eligible for various public preservation programs and services, such as matching state grants and state and federal historic rehabilitation tax credits.

Here’s a detailed description of Tuthill Farm from the National Register of Historic Places registration form:

The Tuthill Farm is located at 1146 Main Road in Jamesport at the east corner of Tuthill Lane on the north side of Main Road facing south and set amidst a combination of residential, agrarian and commercial properties just west of Jamesport’s downtown commercial corridor. The original farm consisted of 90 acres of land owned by Daniel Tuthill. By 1909, the original Tuthill Farm land had been divided and distributed to family members on both sides of Tuthill Lane; this pattern of land division, which created family farm clusters, was typical on the north fork. Today, the Tuthill Farm is bordered to the north by a residential property on a large lot and to the east by a farm with a farmhouse. On the south, the Tuthill Farm is bordered by Main Road with a farm and farmhouse on the south side of Main Road. To the west, the Tuthill Farm is bordered by a large commercial property. The earliest building on the property is the main house constructed circa 1840 in the Greek Revival style, which served as the residence of Daniel Tuthill (1818-1898) and his family. In 1884, an English-style barn was built behind the house by Daniel’s son, Henry Pason Tuthill (1853-1937). A potato barn was then constructed on the east side of the house in the 1930s and a one and a half story wood frame structure was built to the west of the barn around the same time.

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