THE PROPERTY AT
HOWLAND FARM MUSEUM
historic STRUCTURES
This property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
At that time, it was still a part of a 191 acre parcel, including farm acreage and additional barns across the street.
In a rendering of this homestead in Storke's 1879 'History of Cayuga County, New York, with Illustrations and
Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers', a total of 7 outbuildings are illustrated .
Surviving today are the Main House and 3 of those historic outbuildings, pictured below.
In a letter from George Howland to his son, Augustus, in 1832, he writes to contribute $8,000 towards
the purchase of this "farm", indicating that there were already structures on the property. (NBWM)
Further inspection of the Main House points to evidence that the foundation and main beams date back to
late 1700s / early 1800s, when Thomas Lapham owned the property and erected the first structure.
Augustus Howland did almost a complete gut renovation to transform the original Federal style house into
the interesting Italianate style you see today. In depth research is required to determine over how many years
these extensive renovations took place and at what point did he begin?
Main House
Ice House
Laundry House
Carriage House
ARCHITECTURAL features
In addition to the structures, significant surviving architectural features can be seen around the home:
Horse Hitching Posts
Summer Kitchen Foundation
Slate Paths
Circle Carriage Drive
Natural features
The living elements of the property are equally as important in the historic story.
While they all may not be as old as the architectural structure, their ancestors
were certainly the contemporaries.
Glen Creek Tributary
Black Walnut Grove
Locust Grove
Horse Chestnuts
