Alexander Delos "Boss" Jones (1818–1897),Duanesburg Historical Society, "Alexander Delos Jones" in Duanesburg and Princetown, Arcadia Publishing, 2005Martha Liddle Gifford Genealogy of the Liddle family also known as A.D. (Boss) Jones or Boss Jones, was an American master carpenter and architect who designed and built a number of notable Greek Revival style farmhouses in Schenectady County, New York. He also built two notable Octagon houses. His work was based in Duanesburg, New York. Some of his buildings employed innovative stacked plank construction. Eight of his notable works were covered in a study of Boss Jones Thematic Resources and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Selected works Avery Farmhouse, c. 1850 Becker Farmhouse, c. 1850 Alexander Liddle Farmhouse, c. 1850 Robert Liddle Farmhouse, c. 1850 Jenkins Octagon House, c. 1855 Ladd Farmhouse, c. 1855 Shute Octagon House, c. 1855 A.D. (Boss) Jones House, c. 1860
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