Parker Training Academy Dutch Barn
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Parker Training Academy Dutch Barn is a historic Dutch barn
located at Red Hook
in Dutchess County, New York
. It is a four bay heavy timber frame barn constructed during two building campaigns, ca. 1790 through 1810. The Parker Training Academy is maintained by the Bureau of Training, New York State Office of Children and Family Services
(OCFS), which provides training to new staff employed in OCFS facilities.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 2007.
Dutch barn
Dutch barn is the name given to markedly different types of barns in the United States and Canada, and in the United Kingdom. In the United States, Dutch barns represent the oldest and rarest types of barns. There are relatively few—probably less than 600—of these barns still intact...
located at Red Hook
Red Hook, New York
Red Hook is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was reported to be 11,319 during the 2010 census. The name is supposedly derived from the red foliage on trees on a small strip of land on the Hudson River. The town contains two villages; the village of Red Hook and the...
in Dutchess County, New York
Dutchess County, New York
Dutchess County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. The 2010 census lists the population as 297,488...
. It is a four bay heavy timber frame barn constructed during two building campaigns, ca. 1790 through 1810. The Parker Training Academy is maintained by the Bureau of Training, New York State Office of Children and Family Services
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services is an agency of the Government of New York. The agency has its headquarters in the Capital View Office Park in Rensselaer.-History:...
(OCFS), which provides training to new staff employed in OCFS facilities.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2007.