Staatsburg in Dutchess County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Dewitt House
Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, June 26, 2025
1. Dewitt House Marker
Erected 1938 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Law Enforcement • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1773.
Location. 41° 51.363′ N, 73° 52.955′ W. Marker is in Staatsburg, New York, in Dutchess County. It is at the intersection of Hollow Road (County Route 14) and Creek Road, on the right when traveling east on Hollow Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18 Hollow Road, Staatsburg NY 12580, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Down by the River (approx. 2.1 miles away); Fiddler's Ghost (approx. 2.6 miles away); Lighthouse Park (approx. 3.7 miles away); Wilderstein (approx. 4 miles away); Wilderstein's Boathouse (approx. 4.1 miles away); Site of James K. Paulding House (approx. 4.4 miles away); Dutch Church - 1827 (approx. 4½ miles away); Drayton Grant Park at Burger Hill (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Staatsburg.
Also see . . . 5 Types of People Who Would Love this c.1770s Colonial Farmhouse. This site provides 35 photos of the house's interior and exterior, as well as the property.
From the site: "Lovers-of-antiquity will appreciate this farmhouses pedigree, constructed and lived in by John DeWitt (1722-1790), prominent war figure, Dutchess Countys sheriff, state assembly member, grist mill owner, and father to fifteen children, according to DeWitt family history."(Submitted on June 28, 2025, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York.)
Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, June 27, 2025
2. Dewitt House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2025, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. This page has been viewed 412 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on September 5, 2025, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 28, 2025, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
