Stone Jug
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Stone Jug
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West profile and south elevation, 2008
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| Location | Clermont, NY |
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| Nearest city | Hudson |
| Coordinates | 42°6′13″N 73°53′46″W / 42.10361°N 73.89611°WCoordinates: 42°6′13″N 73°53′46″W / 42.10361°N 73.89611°W |
| Area | 9.7 acres (3.9 ha) |
| Built | 1752 |
| NRHP Reference # | 78001847 |
| Added to NRHP | April 20, 1978 |
The Stone Jug is a historic house at the corner of NY 9G and Jug Road in Clermont, New York, United States. It dates to the mid-18th century and is largely intact, although it has been expanded somewhat since then.
It was built by Konradt Lasher, a Palatine German immigrant to the area who first farmed as a tenant of Robert Livingston. Unusually in an area where brick was the favored material, he chose stone. In the mid-19th century his descendants bought the land and built a farmhouse, now across the street. It, the stone house and several other buildings from the Lasher family farm were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Later, in 1992, it became a contributing property to the Hudson River Historic District, a National Historic Landmark.
The house is part of a 9.7-acre (3.9 ha) former farm property on both sides of Route 9G. It includes another farmhouse, a barn, and the remaining foundations of two other stone houses. All are considered contributing properties to its historic character.
The Stone Jug is a 1 1⁄2-story house consisting of a main block faced mostly in stone with a gabled roof. The west gable end is in brick, as is the chimney that rises from that side. The north wing, added more recently, is of concrete block faced in fieldstone on the east and weatherboard on the north and west.
Original Dutch doors are on both entrances, at the south of the basement and east of the first story. The lintel above the east entrance has the year 1752 and "K.B.L & J." carved into it. The lower one opens into a large room with a 7-foot (2.1 m) hearth built into the west wall. The staircase is original except for the steps. Upstairs, the main room is also mostly intact except for a small entry hall partitioned off to the east. Most of the windows are original except for the double casement on the west wall. On the top is a garret with exposed rafters.
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