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HISTORIC sites
USS Slater DE-766
A destroyer escort (DE) built in 1943. Tours are guided by DE veterans and include the crew’s quarters, galley and antisubmarine weapons.
Albany; ussslater.org
West Point Foundry
In 2021, the West Point Foundry Archeological Site, which includes foundry remains in this preserve
and nearby Foundry Dock Park,
was designated a National Historic Landmark. Cold Spring; foundrytour.org
Zadock Pratt Museum
The museum commemorates the accomplishments of Zadock Pratt, Jr., whose congressional efforts include
the formation of the Washington Monument, Transcontinental Railroad and Smithsonian Institution. Prattsville; greatnortherncatskills.com/arts-culture/ zadock-pratt-museum
GREAT ESTATES
A.J. Snyder Estate
Listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places. Tour the Widow Jane Mine, museum and carriage collection. Special events.
Rosendale; centuryhouse.org
Crawford House
Captain David Crawford’s 1830 neo- classical mansion featuring Palladian windows and 40’ Ionic bearing columns. Hudson River views. Hudson River School paintings and steamboat models on display. Newburgh; newburghhistoricalsociety.com
Kykuit: The Rockefeller Estate
Landmark six-story stone house that was home to four generations of Rockefellers. Expansive terraced gardens contain a famed collection of 20th-century sculpture.
Sleepy Hollow; hudsonvalley.org
Locust Lawn
Tour the Josiah Hasbrouck House, a Federal-style mansion, and the Evert Terwilliger House, a 1738 Dutch-style stone house. National Register of Historic Places. New Paltz; lgny.org
Lyndhurst
Overlooking the Hudson, America’s finest Gothic Revival mansion is adorned with original collections of paintings, furniture and decorative arts. Named one of USA Today’s “10 Best Historic Home Tours.” Tarrytown; lyndhurst.org
Manitoga
The home and studio of mid-century designer Russel Wright. Take a tour and hike the property’s trails nestled into the hills of Garrison. Garrison; visitmanitoga.org
Olana State Historic Site
Home and studio of Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900), the preeminent American artist of the mid-19th century. Hudson; olana.org
Staatsburgh State Historic Site
Gilded Age country home of Ogden Mills and Ruth Livingston Mills; themed tours of Beaux-Arts mansion on 192 acres. Staatsburg parks.ny.gov/historic-sites/25
Ten Broeck Mansion
Three-story, Federal-style historic home built in 1798 for Revolutionary General Abraham Ten Broeck. Beautiful gardens, furniture and art.
Albany; tenbroeckmansion.org
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Home of Frederick and Louise Vanderbilt, built in the Gilded Age between 1895 and 1898. Spectacular views of the Hudson River.
Hyde Park; nps.gov/vama
MANOR HOUSES
Gomez Mill House
Oldest standing Jewish-built dwelling in North America. Home to a Revolutionary-era public servant,
a prominent Hudson Valley family, a papermaker/author and a Civil Rights activist. Marlboro; gomez.org
Hart-Cluett House
An 1827 late Federal-style historic house featuring one of the finest examples of American Federal architecture in the nation. Troy; rchsonline.org
Hill-Hold Museum
A 1769 stone farm house on a historic working farm. House, herb garden, smoke house and resident farm animals. Special events. Campbell Hall; hillholdandbrickhouse.org
Historic Cherry Hill
Home to five generations of one Albany family from 1787 to 1963. Tour depicts the changes and continuities experienced by the family.
Albany; historiccherryhill.org
Jacob Blauvelt House
This 1832 house is
open for
tours
given by
guides in
period
costume.
Features
changing
exhibits
and programs
reflecting the
historical heritage of Rockland County and its citizens.
New City; rocklandhistory.org
Boscobel House & Gardens
A stunning example of Federal-style architecture with breathtaking views over Constitution Marsh. Tour the house, explore the grounds. Garrison; boscobel.org
Clermont State Historic Site
Home to seven generations of the Livingston family. Tours of this riverside mansion and grounds explore its rich and varied history.
Germantown; friendsofclermont.org
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HISTORIC sites