Red Hook in Dutchess County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. Margaret's

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 2019

1. St. Margaret's Marker

Inscription.
"Mrs. Astor’s Orphanage," later St. Margaret’s Home, a refuge & school for girls operated 1852-1940 as a private charity.

Erected by Town of Red Hook.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.

Location. 41° 58.859′ N, 73° 52.946′ W. Marker is in Red Hook, New York, in Dutchess County. It is on South Broadway (U.S. 9) north of Hannaford Drive (Rokeby Road), on the right when traveling north. Marker is located on the east side of the highway, in front of the St. Margaret's Home building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7260 South Broadway, Red Hook NY 12571, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Hudson Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also

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one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hendricks House (approx. 0.9 miles away); David Van Ness (approx. 1.1 miles away); “Historic Diner” (approx. 1.2 miles away); Parsonage (approx. 1.2 miles away); Elmendorph Inn (approx. 1.2 miles away); James S. Hare (approx. 1.2 miles away); Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome (approx. 1.2 miles away); Old Rhinebeck (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Hook.

Regarding St. Margaret's. National Register of Historic Places #06000883.

Also see . . .
1. St. Margaret's Home (Wikipedia). Its construction and operation until 1872 was supported by Margaret Rebecca Armstrong Astor, wife of William Backhouse Astor, Sr. From 1872 to 1875, its patron was Margaret Astor Ward Chanler, wife of John Winthrop Chanler, after which Congressman Chanler until his death in 1877 and afterwards the Chanler Estate. The orphanage closed in 1932. (Submitted on July 25, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. St. Margaret's Home - National Archives.

St. Margaret's Marker<br>(<i>wide view • St. Margaret's Home in background</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 2019

2. St. Margaret's Marker
(wide view • St. Margaret's Home in background)

National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on January 29, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

St. Margaret's Home (<i>view from near marker</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 2019

3. St. Margaret's Home (view from near marker)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 604 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 25, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.