The Newton Homestead is a historic

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located on Ridge Road in the South Otselic hamlet of the town of Otselic,

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. It was built about 1860 by Leroy and Courtland Newton, and is a two-story, rubble filled

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building sheathed in

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. It has a hipped roof topped by an octagonal wooden

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. ''Note:'' This includes an
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/ref> Today it is a private residence but was for years the Gladding International Sport Fishing Museum. On June 3, 1982, it was added to the

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References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Houses completed in 1860 Octagon houses in New York (state) Houses in Chenango County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Chenango County, New York {{ChenangoCountyNY-NRHP-stub