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John Jay Homestead State
Historic Site
Federal-style home of America’s first U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice and his descendants. Furnished rooms, formal gardens and herb garden. Katonah; johnjayhomestead.org
Kemble House
Built in 1826 as a summer home for William Kemble, who was co-founder of the West Point Foundry, the nation’s first large-scale
industrial site which served as a site for forging cannons and ammunition during the Civil War.
Cold Spring scenichudson.org
Kiersted House
Built in 1727,
home to the
Saugerties Historical
Society. Historical re- enactments, free seasonal concerts, events and historical displays. Saugerties saugertieshistoricalsociety.org
Locust Grove Estate
Historic country estate of inventor Samuel F. B. Morse with 40-room Italianate villa and carriage house. 200 acres of gardens and carriage roads. Visitor center with exhibit galleries. Poughkeepsie; lgny.org
Melville House
Built in 1786 and home to author Herman Melville between 1838 and 1847. In the upstairs bedroom facing the Hudson River, he wrote his first fiction. Troy; lansingburghhistoricalsociety.org
Philipsburg Manor
A working 18th-century grist mill, once the commercial center of the vast Philipse estate. Tours offer insight into the former lives of enslaved Africans. Sleepy Hollow; hudsonvalley.org
Schuyler Mansion
The elegant 1761 English-Georgian style home of Revolutionary War General Philip Schuyler. The house features art and furnishings reflecting 18th-century life. Albany; parks.ny.gov
Walter Brewster House
Built around 1850, this wonderful example of Greek Revival
architecture was constructed by the Village’s founder,
Walter Brewster.
Brewster preserveputnam.
org/content/ walter-brewster-
house
Wilderstein
Queen Anne- style mansion of
Margaret (Daisy) Suckley, cousin and confidante of President
Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1888 interiors by J.B. Tiffany;
grounds by Calvert Vaux.
Rhinebeck; wilderstein.org
LIGHTHOUSES
Esopus Meadows Lighthouse
Tours of the last wooden lighthouse on the Hudson River. The tower light is an official U.S. Coast Guard navigational aid. Ulster Park esopusmeadowslighthouse.org
HISTORIC sites Hudson-Athens Lighthouse
An architectural gem built in 1874, it served as a manned lighthouse until the 1960s. Tours are second Saturdays, July-October.
Athens; hudsonathenslighthouse.org
Rondout Lighthouse
Historic 1915 brick lighthouse operated by Hudson River Maritime Museum. Still a navigational light. Accessible only by boat and museum-guided tour.
Kingston; hrmm.org/rondout- lighthouse.html
Saugerties Lighthouse
The restored red-brick lighthouse is reachable via a half-mile nature trail and is open as a bed and breakfast, with a museum and gift shop. The lighthouse was formerly part of the commercial heyday of the waterfront. Tours are available.
Saugerties; saugertieslighthouse.com
Sleepy Hollow Lighthouse
(also known as Tarrytown Light
and Kingsland Point Light)
A sparkplug lighthouse on the
east side of the Hudson River.
Sleepy Hollow; visitsleepyhollow.com/ sleepy-hollow-lighthouse/
Stony Point Lighthouse
The oldest lighthouse on the Hudson River. Decommissioned in 1925, it stands as a historic reminder of the importance of lighthouses to commerce on the Hudson River. Tours. Stony Point; palisadesparksconservancy.org
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