Cornfield, The

655 Cty Rd. 26, Fly Creek, New York. County/parish: Otsego.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 12, 2002. NRIS 02001047.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Farmers' Independent Benevolent Society Hall

From Wikipedia:

The Cornfield (Fly Creek, New York)

The Cornfield, also known as Farmers' Independent Benevolent Society Hall, is a historic social hall located at Fly Creek in Otsego County, New York. It was built in 1928 and is a one-story wood-frame building constructed as a meeting space and dance hall for the area's small Slovenian immigrant community. The original section measures 50 feet long by 24 feet, 6 inches wide. The original building was expanded in the late 1950s with a kitchen wing and pavilion.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320923

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