Cornelius Wynkoop Stone House
Cornelius Wynkoop Stone House | |
Location | Stone Ridge, NY |
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Nearest city | Kingston |
Coordinates | 41°50′48″N 74°08′43″W / 41.84667°N 74.14528°W |
Built | 1772[1] |
Architectural style | Georgian |
Part of | Main Street Historic District (ID88000666) |
NRHP reference No. | 96000138 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 23, 1996[2] |
Designated CP | June 7, 1988 |
The Cornelius Wynkoop Stone House is located along
The house combines a
Building
The two-story building sits on a 60 by 33 feet (18 by 10 m) base. All
A 24 by 35 feet (7.3 by 10.7 m) stone
The interior has changed very little. Care has been taken in contemporary restorations to avoid using newer materials — for example, damaged wood has been reconsolidated with invisible modern
A nearby carriage house, the other building on the plot, is a
History
Cornelius Evert Wynkoop was the great-grandson of the original Dutch settler in his family, Cornelis Wynkoop, who established a homestead in nearby Hurley (formerly known as Nieu Dorp), New York, in the 1680s. After marrying Cornelia Mancis in 1766, Wynkoop, the youngest son of a prosperous brewer, purchased 42 acres (17 ha) and probably began construction of his house in the spring of 1767. A commemorative
Wynkoop served as an officer in the local
After Wynkoop's 1795 death, his wife, daughter and son-in-law ran the farm until 1818, when they sold it to the Lounsbery family, headed by the local blacksmith, who had previously lived in what is now Stone Ridge's library across the street. Lounsbery's descendants held on to it through several subdivisions of the land until 1988. The front porch was built ca. 1870. In 1929, they modified the kitchen roof, adding windows and the rear porch.[3] After four years of vacancy, the present owner acquired it in 1992.[1]
Photographs of the house and its interiors have appeared in Architectural Digest, Martha Stewart Living and Town and Country, among other publications. It has also been used as a backdrop for photos in the Lands' End and Ralph Lauren catalogs.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "The History of Wynkoop House". 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d Tinterow, Gary. "National Register of Historic Places nomination, Cornelius Wynkoop Stone House". Archived from the original on 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- ^ "Photo Shoots at Wynkoop House". 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-18.