Colden Mansion Ruins
Colden Mansion Ruins | |
Newburgh | |
Coordinates | 41°31′35″N 74°08′02″W / 41.52639°N 74.13389°W |
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Area | 8 acres (3 ha)[1] |
Built | 1767 |
NRHP reference No. | 07000758 |
Added to NRHP | 2007 |
The Colden Mansion Ruins are located in the
The Colden family owned the house until the mid-19th century when they sold it. In 1940, the
The site was one of the first properties identified by the town when it enacted its first local historic preservation ordinance in 1997. In 2000, the town added it to its own listing of historic properties.[3]
The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007, after the construction of Route 747 nearby and the completion of other Stewart Airport access improvements, including the re-routing of the southern end of Stone Castle Road a hundred feet (30 m) westward, away from the ruins, to form a four-way intersection with 747.
As part of that construction, the state acquired the mansion property and turned it over to the town, which wants to make the area a park. It is exploring grant opportunities to preserve the property.[4]
Gallery
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1859 engraving; earliest known depiction of the house.
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Woodwork on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
References
- ^ "ICOET 2007 Abstracts: Cross-Cutting Session". Archived from the original on 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
- ^ a b "Verplanck Room". Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ^ a b Remsen, Christian, January 12, 2000; Colden Ruins Gain Landmark Status; Wallkill Valley Times; retrieved from adprose.org October 1, 2007.
- MiB); September 7, 2007; retrieved October 1, 2007.