Cragsmoor in Ulster County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Cragsmoor Historic District

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2019

1. Cragsmoor Historic District Marker

Inscription. Listed on the National
Register of Historic Places

Erected by Cragsmoor Free Library.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.

Location. 41° 39.573′ N, 74° 23.788′ W. Marker is in Cragsmoor, New York, in Ulster County. It is at the intersection of New York State Route 52 and Cragsmoor Road (Old Plank Road), on the right when traveling north on New York State Route 52. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cragsmoor NY 12420, 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

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Borscht Belt (approx. 1.1 miles away); Ulster County (approx. 1½ miles away); Walker Valley (approx. 2.2 miles away); Demise of the Canal (approx. 3.4 miles away); Ending at Rondout (approx. 3.4 miles away); Lock No. 50 (approx. 3.4 miles away); Canal Basin & Sluiceway (approx. 3.4 miles away); Locks (approx. 3.4 miles away).

Regarding Cragsmoor Historic District. National Register of Historic Places #96000860.

Also see . . . Cragsmoor Historic District (Wikipedia). The Cragsmoor Historic District includes most of the Cragsmoor

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hamlet atop the Shawangunk Ridge in the Town of Wawarsing. Within it are 168 buildings (mostly homes), 15 structures and 11 objects. Many of the buildings in the district date to Cragsmoor's founding as an art colony in the late 19th century by Edward Lamson Henry and some of his fellow painters. Many homes were designed by Frederick Dellenbaugh and Bert Goldsmith. George Inness, Jr. and Charles Courtney Curran were among the artists who lived and worked here. (Submitted on March 30, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2019

2. Cragsmoor Historic District Marker

(looking south along New York Route 52 from Cragsmoor Road)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 515 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 30, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.