Tarrytown in Feura Bush in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

DeLong-Vanderbilt Home - June 5,1807

Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, June 22, 2025

1. DeLong-Vanderbilt Home - June 5,1807 Marker

Inscription.
Lake Creek Farm, later Niskithaw Acres, built by David DeLong, father of Abiah Vanderbilt. farmed since it was settled.

Erected 2007 by New Scotland Historical Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is June 5, 1807.

Location. 42° 33.547′ N, 73° 56.956′ W. Marker is in Feura Bush, New York, in Albany County. It is in Tarrytown. It is on Tarrytown Road (Route 301) 0.9 miles west of Indian Fields Road (New York State Route 32), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1867 Tarrytown Road, Feura Bush NY 12067, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

in the Capital District,

and in the Albany Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Onesquethaw Reformed Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Van Dyke House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bennett Hill House (approx. one mile away); Clark House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Houghtaling House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Meed House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Harmanus Bogardus House / Blacksmith Shop (approx. 1.4 miles away); Slingerland House 1762 (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Feura Bush.

Also see . . . The Sentinel (New Scotland Historical Association). Article in volume 16, issue 1, "200 Years of Vanderbilts 1807 ~ 2007 DeLong-Vanderbilt House a.k.a. Lake Creek Farm and Niskithaw Acres" by Mary Ellen Vanderbilt-Domblewski. The article includes detailed information about the house and the family written by a descendent of David DeLong.

"The Stone Farmhouse

There is a stone marker between the 2nd and 3rd window (left to right) on the 2nd floor of the stone farmhouse that reads: D. DeLong ♥ P. DeLong June the 5th, 1807. David DeLong built the house for his wife, Prudence.

Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, June 22, 2025

2. DeLong-Vanderbilt Home - June 5,1807 Marker

The stones were quarried locally to build the Erie Canal, but were rejected for the canal, most likely because they were too small. Each floor is approximately 1,000 square feet, with the front of the house facing east." (Submitted on June 22, 2025, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York.)

Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, June 22, 2025

3. DeLong-Vanderbilt Home - June 5,1807 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2025, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 22, 2025, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.