Becker Farmhouse

	Becker Farmhouse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Location within New York Location within the United States
Location	Creek Rd., Duanesburg, New York
Coordinates	42°45′7″N 74°15′43″W / 42.75194°N 74.26194°W
Area	113.4 acres (45.9 ha)
Built	c. 1850
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate
MPS	Duanesburg MRA
NRHP reference No.	84003114
Added to NRHP	October 11, 1984

Becker Farmhouse is a historic home located at Duanesburg in Schenectady County, in the U.S. state of New York. It was built about 1850 by noted master carpenter Alexander Delos "Boss" Jones. It is a two-story, three-bay frame building with a hipped roof in a combined late Greek Revival / Italianate architecture style. It has a one-story addition with a gable roof. It features a cupola. Also on the property are four barns and two sheds.^[3]

The property was covered in a 1984 study of Duanesburg historical resources.^[1] The property was also covered in a study of Boss Jones TR^[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.^[2]

References

1 2 Lucy A. Breyer, Nancy Todd, and Schenectady County Planning Department (August 1984). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS Duanesburg MRA. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 24, 2025.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (Downloading may be slow.)
1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ Schenectady County Planning Department (1983). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS Becker Farmhouse. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 24, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
↑ unnamed (October 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Boss Jones TR". National Park Service.

[mraDuanesburg-1] 1 2 Lucy A. Breyer, Nancy Todd, and Schenectady County Planning Department (August 1984). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS Duanesburg MRA. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 24, 2025.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (Downloading may be slow.)

[nris-2] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpdoc-3] Schenectady County Planning Department (1983). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS Becker Farmhouse. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 24, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

[mps-4] unnamed (October 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Boss Jones TR". National Park Service.

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