La Farge Retainer Houses

New York, US

La Farge Retainer Houses, also known as Biddlecom House and Budlong House, are two historic homes located at Orleans, Jefferson County, New York. They were built about 1835. The Biddlecom House is a 2-story, front-gabled limestone building with a side hall entry and 1+1⁄2-story rear wing. Also on th

e property is a small frame garage, decorative cast iron fence, stone wall, and stone carriage step. The Budlong House is a 2-story, front-gabled limestone building with a 1+1⁄2-story rear wing. They were built by land speculator and French merchant, John La Farge, as "model homes" to attract new settlers to the region. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

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