Martin–Fitch House and Asa Fitch Jr. Laboratory

Historic house in New York, United States
United States historic place
Martin–Fitch House and Asa Fitch Jr. Laboratory
43°09′05″N 73°22′55″W / 43.15139°N 73.38194°W / 43.15139; -73.38194
Area9.01 acres (3.65 ha)
Builtc. 1787 (1787), c. 1796-1812, c. 1825, c. 1830, c. 1900
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.14000290[1]
Added to NRHPJune 9, 2014

Martin–Fitch House and Asa Fitch Jr. Laboratory, also known as the Fitch House, is a historic home and laboratory located at Salem, Washington County, New York. The house was built about 1787, and modified between about 1796 and 1812, and again about 1830. It is a two-story, five-bay, Late Georgian style heavy timber frame dwelling. It has a steep hipped slate roof with dormers and two interior chimneys. The Asa Fitch, Jr. Laboratory, or “Bug House,” was built about 1825 and enlarged about 1860. It is a small two-story, gable roofed frame rectangular building with a lean-to addition. Also on the property are the contributing barn (c. 1825 and later) and milk house (c. 1900). It was the home and laboratory of Asa Fitch (1809-1879), first occupational entomologist in the U.S.[2]: 3–4, 6 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/09/14 through 6/13/14. National Park Service. 2014-06-20.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes William E. Krattinger (January 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Martin–Fitch House and Asa Fitch Jr. Laboratory" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. and Accompanying photographs
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