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Balloon Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Balloon Farm, September 2009
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Location	128 Cemetery Rd., Frankfort, New York
Coordinates	43°2′26″N 75°4′45″W / 43.04056°N 75.07917°W / 43.04056; -75.07917
Area	1.67 acres (0.68 ha)
Built	1878 (1878)
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	98000391
Added to NRHP	April 23, 1998

The Balloon Farm, originally called the Gates Manshion, is a historic home located at Frankfort in Herkimer County, New York. It includes the Gates-Myers Residence, built in 1878. It is an imposing, nearly square, three-story eclectic Late Victorian dwelling built of dimension lumber above a cut-stone foundation.

The house was built in Fred Gates, the owner of a match company. He sold it in 1889 to Carl Edgar Myers (1842–1925), an aeronautical engineer. Myers converted the house and the nearby lands into an aeronautical institution known as "Balloon Farm." His wife Mary, known as "Carlotta, the Lady Aeronaut", made many ascents in balloons in aid of his experiments. She is noted by a historical marker near the property.

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Gallery

• Marker for Mary Myers, who made many ascents from the Balloon Farm; Marker, September 2009

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
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 2016-02-01. Note: This includes Raymond W. Smith (December 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Balloon Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-01. and Accompanying photographs
3. Bassett, Preston R. "Carlotta, The Lady Aeronaut of the Mohawk Valley". New York History. 44 (2): 145–172. JSTOR 2315781.

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