Bement House - Newark Valley, NY
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N 42° 14.163 W 076° 10.712
18T E 402757 N 4676657
This house, built around 1796 is now a living museum. It is on the National Register (1990). It is operated by the Newark Valley Historical Society.
Waymark Code: WMYTHZ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2018
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text: "Bement House built ca. 1796 by Asa Bement on Boston Purchase lot 177. Asa's blacksmith shop, saw mill and gristmill helped the town develop. William G. Pomeroy Foundation 2015 253"
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"1840's living history museum. Costumed interpreters, blacksmith, crafts, open hearth cooking, exhibits."
wikipedia: "It is a 1 1/2-story, clapboard farmhouse on a random ashlar stone foundation, exhibiting characteristic features of the Federal and Greek Revival styles. The house began as a one-room cabin, built about 1796, and evolved during the 19th century into the extensive 15-room, 30-by-46-foot (9.1 by 14.0 m) structure that exists today. The house underwent extensive renovation in 1977. Also on the property is a contributing privy.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 19, 1990.
The house is now the centerpiece of the Bement-Billings Farmstead Museum, and is owned and operated by the Newark Valley Historical Society. The museum includes the mid-19th century period house, a reconstructed blacksmith shop, a threshing barn, wood shop, carriage shed and welcome center. Open seasonally on weekends, tours and craft demonstrations are provided by costumed docents."