Martin–Fitch House and Asa Fitch Jr. Laboratory

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 

Martin–Fitch House and Asa Fitch Jr. Laboratory
Martin–Fitch House and Asa Fitch Jr. Laboratory is located in New York
Martin–Fitch House and Asa Fitch Jr. Laboratory
Martin–Fitch House and Asa Fitch Jr. Laboratory is located in the United States
Martin–Fitch House and Asa Fitch Jr. Laboratory
Location4183 NY 29, Salem, New York
Coordinates43°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

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

References

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  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