William Nichols Cobblestone Farmhouse

	William Nichols Cobblestone Farmhouse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Location within New York Location within the United States
Location	Alexander Rd. W of jct. with Thistle St. Rd., Benton, New York
Coordinates	42°45′33″N 77°2′21″W / 42.75917°N 77.03917°W
Area	69.4 acres (28.1 ha)
Built	1844
Architectural style	Greek Revival
MPS	Cobblestone Architecture of New York State MPS
NRHP reference No.	92000437
Added to NRHP	May 11, 1992

William Nichols Cobblestone Farmhouse is a historic home located at Benton in Yates County, New York. The farmhouse was built about 1844 and is an example of Greek Revival style, cobblestone domestic architecture. It is a 1+1⁄2-story, L-shaped residence. It is built of reddish lakewashed cobbles. The property includes a barn and smokehouse. The farmhouse is among the nine surviving cobblestone buildings in Yates County.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ Nancy L. Todd (March 1992). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS Nichols, William, Cobblestone Farmhouse. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 5, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

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

[nrhpdoc-2] Nancy L. Todd (March 1992). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS Nichols, William, Cobblestone Farmhouse. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 5, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

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