History
The Dill name is in records from the lower Shawangunk Kill valley from the early 18th century. The earliest occupant of the farm appears to have been Robert Dill, who the 1790 census records as living there with his family and two slaves.
The early house survives in the present living room and hallway. In 1800 an addition to the south brought it into something closer to its present form. The only significant change since then has been the addition of the dormers in 1935. A few years later, the barn roof was raised as well.
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