West Nyack in Rockland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Tallman-Budke House
Photographed By Clare Sheridan, October 20, 2017
1. Tallman-Budke House Marker and Clarkstown Historian Robert Knight
Inscription.
Tallman-Budke House. . This dwelling, constructed in multiple phases from ca. 1791 to ca. 1880, represents the distinctive tradition of sandstone vernacular domestic architecture of Dutch-settled Rockland County, NY and adjacent Bergen County, NJ. The first owners were Harmanus Tallman and Maria Onderdonk Tallman, whose household included two enslaved people of African descent. Over the course of the dwelling’s history, occupants included tenant farmers and members of the Budke family, but since the 1940s the house has been uninhabited.
The house was placed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places in 2017.
Town Of Clarkstown, Sponsor
Erected 2017
This dwelling, constructed in multiple phases from ca. 1791 to ca. 1880, represents the distinctive tradition of sandstone vernacular domestic architecture of Dutch-settled Rockland County, NY and adjacent Bergen County, NJ. The first owners were Harmanus Tallman & Maria Onderdonk Tallman, whose household included two enslaved people of African descent. Over the course of the dwelling’s history, occupants included tenant farmers and members of the Budke family, but since the 1940s the house has been uninhabited.
The house was placed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places in 2017.
Town Of Clarkstown, Sponsor
Erected 2017
Erected 2017 by Historical Society of Rockland County; Town of Clarkstown, Sponsor.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1791.
Location. 41° 7.043′ N, 73° 59.211′ W. Marker is in West Nyack, New York, in Rockland County. Marker is at the intersection of Germonds Road and Duke Lane, on the left when traveling north on Germonds Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 137 Germonds Road, West Nyack NY 10994, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Vanderbilt-Budke-Traphagen House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line);
Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2018, by Clare Sheridan of Tappan, New York. This page has been viewed 742 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on October 22, 2018, by Clare Sheridan of Tappan, New York. 2. submitted on October 10, 2022, by Clare Sheridan of Tappan, New York. 3. submitted on October 22, 2018, by Clare Sheridan of Tappan, New York. 4. submitted on October 10, 2022, by Clare Sheridan of Tappan, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
