Farmington in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Herendeen Homestead

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 26, 2018

1. Herendeen Homestead Marker

Inscription.
Heredeen Homestead
Built by James Herendeen
1832. Entrance porch added by
Josephine Herendeen 1932.

Erected 1938 by New York State Department of Education.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 42° 59.656′ N, 77° 19.594′ W. Marker is in Farmington, New York, in Ontario County. It is on County Route 8 ¾ mile north of Collett Road, on the left when traveling north. First house north after the I-90 overpass. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 880 County Route 8, Farmington NY 14425, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

in the Finger Lakes,

and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Honor of All Veterans (approx. 0.4 miles away); Town Hall Site (approx. half a mile away); Tuttles Crossing (approx. ¾ mile away); Selby Howard (approx. 2.3 miles away); Farmington Quaker Crossroads Historic District (approx. 2.3 miles away); Underground RR (approx. 2.3 miles away); Hathaway Home (approx. 2.4 miles away); Friends Meeting House (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Farmington.

Additional commentary.
1. Herendeen House
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Herendeen House 84 years ago. Across the street was a farm operated by the Cobb family for many years.

— Submitted September 3, 2024, by Gary radford of Fayetteville, NY 13066.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 26, 2018

2. Herendeen Homestead & Marker

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Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 26, 2018

3. Herendeen Homestead

Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,150 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 27, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.