Oak Hill Rd., Schoharie, New York. County/parish: Schoharie.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 21, 1985. NRIS 85000629.
1 contributing building.
Sternbergh House is a historic home located at Schoharie in Schoharie County, New York. It was built about 1825 is a two-story, five-bay, center entrance timber-framed vernacular Federal style house. Also on the property is the 1813 grave of Abraham Sternbergh.
A New York State historical marker posted in front of the house reads:
"c. 1795
Abraham Sternbergh House
In 1713 Abraham's father, Lambert Sternbergh, an early Palatine settler, was the first to plant wheat in the Schoharie Valley. Schoharie later became known as the 'Bread Basket of the Revolution' for feeding the Continental Army.
Town of Schoharie"
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321778