Shuart-Van Orden Stone House
Shuart-Van Orden Stone House | |
Poughkeepsie | |
Coordinates | 41°40′48″N 74°05′34″W / 41.68000°N 74.09278°W |
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Built | c. 1773[2] |
NRHP reference No. | 95001335[1] |
Added to NRHP | 1995 |
The Shuart-Van Orden Stone House is located on Allhusen Road in
House and grounds
The 1+1⁄2-story house has a five-
The rebuilding of the east wall found an old archway, possibly added later, in the 19th century. Its doorway was covered over with stone sometime in the 19th century. The interior is divided into four chambers, with a center hall that features much of the original red paint and
There are four other buildings on the property, most dating from the early 19th century which includes an 18th-century Dutch barn that was relocated from Kingston, New York. A granary that dates to roughly 1800 is the only one considered a contributing property.[2]
History
It is one of the oldest houses in the town, although it has been added onto and rebuilt a great deal since its original construction. Johannis Shuart, an early settler from New Jersey, acquired 500 acres (2.0 km2) from one of the original patentees in 1772, and may well have been living there earlier. He sold the house and land to Peter Van Orden in 1799.[2]
Van Orden opened up a store on the property opposite the house, where he also operated a
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g Piwonka, Ruth (July 1995). "National Register of Historic Places nomination, Shuart-Van Orden Stone House". Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- ^ "Log In - Image Mate Online". imo.ulstercountyny.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-16.