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Hopewell Junction in Dutchess County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Brinckerhoff – Van Voorhees House

 
 
Brinckerhoff – Van Voorhees House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 26, 2015
1. Brinckerhoff – Van Voorhees House Marker
Inscription.
Brinckerhoff – Van Voorhees
House built 1738
General Washington
was a frequent guest during
the War for Independence

 
Erected by Town of Fishkill.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, and the George Washington Slept Here series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1738.
 
Location. 41° 33.465′ N, 73° 51.056′ W. Marker is in Hopewell Junction, New York, in Dutchess County. It is at the intersection of New York State Route 82 and Lomala Road, on the right when traveling north on New York State Route 82. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 276 State Route 82, Fishkill NY 12524, 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
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and also 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: Griffin’s Tavern (approx. 0.6 miles away); Gen. Swartwout Home (approx. 0.7 miles away); Daniel Nimham (approx. 1.3 miles away); 1820 Schoolhouse (approx. 1.3 miles away); Schoolhouse Bell Tower (approx. 1.4 miles away); 1845 Carriage Barn (approx. 1.4 miles away); Maj. Genl. Marquis de Lafayette (approx. 1.4 miles away); Fishkill Tea Party (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hopewell Junction.
 
Brinckerhoff – Van Voorhees House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 26, 2015
2. Brinckerhoff – Van Voorhees House Marker
Brinckerhoff – Van Voorhees House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 26, 2015
3. Brinckerhoff – Van Voorhees House Marker
Brinckerhoff – Van Voorhees House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 26, 2015
4. Brinckerhoff – Van Voorhees House Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,069 times since then and 38 times this year. Last updated on April 15, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 26, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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