This unusual 1836 stone farmhouse and a nearby New World Dutch barn convey the story of an important Hudson Valley cultural landscape connected to a succession of Kingston families dating to 1688 when it was part of an 800-acre land grant made to Wilhelmus De Meyer by a governor under English rule. Later families associated with this farm include the Van Keurens, Burhans, Feltens, Coles, and Bogerts.

The house, which is built into a hill, is an amalgam of styles and construction practices, bridging tradition and mid-19th-century modernity. While the house has few architectural flourishes and its stone construction is very late for the period, its symmetry and proportions reflect a level of refinement not commonly seen in vernacular stone houses in Ulster County. This, combined with stylized molding profiles, suggests that the house builder was familiar with the architectural trend of the day, which in the 1830s emphasized late Georgian and Federal styles with new Greek Revival details blended in.

This was a multi-phase preservation project beginning with a preliminary study of eligibility for National Register listing. After receiving the State Historic Preservation Office's go-ahead, a comprehensive nomination was completed. A three-part historic rehabilitation tax credit application was subsequently completed.