▁Orange ▁County , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁about ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁and ▁subsequently ▁expanded ▁and ▁modified . ▁▁ ▁The ▁house ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁two - story ▁brick ▁main ▁block ▁with ▁two - story ▁brick ▁wing . ▁The ▁interior ▁retain s ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁notable ▁Greek ▁Rev ival ▁treat ments ▁d ating ▁to ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁original ▁construction . ▁ ▁Also ▁on ▁the ▁property ▁is ▁a ▁frame ▁priv y ▁and ▁cast ▁iron ▁f ence . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁house ▁s its ▁on ▁the ▁former ▁farm ▁of ▁patri ot ▁Robert ▁Bo yd , ▁Jr . ▁( 1 7 3 4 ▁— ▁ 1 8 0 4 ). ▁In ▁June ▁of ▁ 1 7 7 5 , ▁Bo yd ▁built ▁a ▁water - power ed ▁for ge ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁V ale ▁of ▁Av oca . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Scottish ▁imm igr ant ▁to ▁New ▁W inds or ▁ ▁before ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁War , ▁and ▁with ▁his ▁father , ▁Robert ▁Bo yd , ▁Sr . ▁( 1 7 0 3 ▁— ▁ 1 7 8 6 ), ▁continued ▁their ▁trade ▁as ▁black sm ith s . ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 7 6 1 , ▁they ▁obtained ▁a ▁hundred - acre ▁farm ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁end ▁of ▁William ▁Chamber ' s ▁pat ent . ▁Bo yd ' s ▁gun ▁sm ith ery ▁manufact ured ▁bay on ets ,