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A. D. (Boss) Jones House

Coordinates: 42°46′20″N 74°12′53″W / 42.77222°N 74.21472°W / 42.77222; -74.21472
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A. D. (Boss) Jones House
Boss Jones House, October 2009
A. D. (Boss) Jones House is located in New York
A. D. (Boss) Jones House
A. D. (Boss) Jones House is located in the United States
A. D. (Boss) Jones House
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Interactive map showing the location for A.D. Boss (Jones) House
LocationMcGuire School Rd., Duanesburg, New York
Coordinates42°46′20″N 74°12′53″W / 42.77222°N 74.21472°W / 42.77222; -74.21472
Area104.1 acres (42.1 ha)
Builtc. 1860
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
MPSBoss Jones TR
NRHP reference No.84003231 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 11, 1984

A. D. (Boss) Jones House is a historic home located at Duanesburg in Schenectady County, New York. It was built about 1860 by noted master carpenter Alexander Delos "Boss" Jones. It is a two-story, five-bay frame farmhouse in a late-Greek Revival style with Italianate features. It features innovative stacked plank construction, a hipped roof, a wide frieze, and broad corner pilasters. Also on the property are two contributing barns and a shed.[2]

The property was covered in a study of Boss Jones TR.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Schenectady County Planning Dept. (1983) [1979]. "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: A.D. (Boss) Jones House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
  3. ^ unnamed (October 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Boss Jones TR". National Park Service.