Architect Richard Upjohn’s renovations to Lindenwald in 1849-50 had a tremendous influence on the main house, originally built in 1797 by Judge Peter Van Ness. The red brick was painted yellow and brown and a four-and-a-half story Italianate tower . . . — — Map (db m37784) HM
In 1850, from where you now stand, you would have been able to view Van Buren’s house garden, farm office, fish ponds, green house, red hillside barn, hot house and carriage barn. The farm manager’s house (now altered) may still be seen. Van Buren . . . — — Map (db m37833) HM
Welcome to the Albany-Hudson Electric Trail, built on the route of a thirty-seven-mile-long electrified rail line that connected its namesake cities and the communities between them from 1900 to 1929.
Transportation Improvement
Before 1900, . . . — — Map (db m259039) HM
Native to the southern Appalachian region of the United States, the black locust (Robinia. pseudoacacia) was the tree of choice for Dutch colonists in the New World and prized by Indigenous peoples for its versatility and durability. The graceful . . . — — Map (db m244715) HM
"Bouwery”
of Jan Martense van Aelsteyn
established in 1659. from
Clavers Kill, Southeast
including Linderwald lands.
3000 acres in Bouwery. — — Map (db m258994) HM
Lindenwald seems quiet today, but when Martin Van Buren lived here there was a stream of family, friends and political colleagues constantly coming and going. There was also an ever-changing mix of agricultural and domestic employees. Some workers . . . — — Map (db m37828) HM
Dutch boeren (farmers) began settling the fertile lowlands southeast of Albany in the mid 1600s, establishing cultural strongholds along the Hudson River and its tributaries. For more than a century after the English takeover of New Netherland in . . . — — Map (db m243811) HM
Dunham Park is named in honor of James C. Dunham
and the Dunham family in recognition of the many ways
he and his family members have benefited Kinderhook
through public service and sacrifice. — — Map (db m298355) HM
The Dutch came to the New World in the early 1600s in search of riches, and quickly saw the vast potential of the fur and timber trades. Only after the need arose for a steady food supply did they realize the agricultural
possibilities of the . . . — — Map (db m244480) HM
From the early 1950s through the mid 1960s, the defunct Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse was revived as an ad hoc community meeting hall. On October 10, 1952, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited the schoolhouse to officially dedicate the Ichabod . . . — — Map (db m244478) HM
Enslavement in the New Netherland (New York) was an active slave society from the time the Dutch West Indies Company imported the first slaves in 1626. At that time, the Dutch controlled a sizable portion of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, which . . . — — Map (db m243967) HM
About 1861, this white mulberry tree (morus alba) was planted across the carriage path from the large sycamore tree. The tree flourished for just under 150 years until an ice storm over this past winter (2012) caused the tree to collapse. The . . . — — Map (db m56677) HM
As with most farms, the operations at Lindenwald varied with the seasons and the years and the constant effort to better the farm. The poles to your left are used to cultivate hops using the techniques of the nineteenth century. Over his years of . . . — — Map (db m37852) HM
The view before you is much like the one Martin Van Buren enjoyed during the last 21 years of his life. Although in the course of his political career Van Buren traveled widely and kept company with heads of state and the foremost political figures . . . — — Map (db m56675) HM
Over the years, Martin Van Buren enlarged his farm from 137 acres to 221 acres through three transactions. Throughout his ownership he relied on employees to perform the labor necessary to make Lindenwald’s acreage productive. In September of 1843 . . . — — Map (db m37835) HM
Van Buren’s 1839 purchase of the fine eighteenth-century house and farm he renamed “Lindenwald” represented his drastic rise from tavern-keeper’s son to prominent gentleman. While the fields and orchards of Lindenwald proved to be bountiful, Van . . . — — Map (db m37810) HM
Through this Place Passed
Gen. Henry Knox
In the Winter of 1775 - 1776
To Deliver To
Gen. George Washington
At Cambridge
The Train of Artillery
From Fort Ticonderoga
Used to Force the British
Army to Evacuate Boston . . . — — Map (db m23750) HM
as prisoner of war was entertained in this house on night of October 22, 1777 while being taken from Battle of Saratoga to Boston. — — Map (db m37478) HM
The Dutch who settled Kinderhook around 1660 were considered some of Europe's most accomplished planters and farmers. These first European settlers applied their agricultural and husbandry skills to the flat terraces that paralleled Kinderhook . . . — — Map (db m244774) HM
James Clark, who was born April 10th 1785 and died May 15th 1832, was, during the many years of his residence in the Village of Kinderhook, a public-spirited citizen, actively engaged in commercial pursuits and always foremost in every enterprise . . . — — Map (db m46702) HM
In memoriam John M. Dahm * Joseph B. Kennedy who died in the service of their country * * * and in honor of Harry G. Cole • Charles S. Collier • Everett Decker • George D. Earll • Harold Fowler • Nathan D. Garnsey • William . . . — — Map (db m42088) HM
You are standing along one of the few remaining unpaved stretches of the Old Post Road. In 1839 when Martin Van Buren bought this property, the Old Post Road was the main route on the east side of the Hudson River between Manhattan and Albany, the . . . — — Map (db m37746) HM
Martin Van Buren enjoyed his life at Lindenwald immensely, especially horseback riding. Located to your right is a replica of the marble mounting block President Van Buren used to get on and off his favorite Thoroughbred, Duroc. Van Buren would . . . — — Map (db m56676) HM
Eighth President of the United States Born, Raised and Buried in the Village of Kinderhook Gift of: Friends of Lindenwald Sculptor: Edward Hlavka Dedicated July 14, 2007 — — Map (db m37982) HM
You are standing on ancestral lands of the Muh-He-Con-Neok, "the people of the waters that are never still." Called Mohicans by the English, these Algonquin-speaking peoples are now officially known as the Stockbridge-Munsee Community. By the . . . — — Map (db m244718) HM
From the late 1700s through the mid 1900s, the one-room schoolhouse defined rural education in America. As late as 1913, half of America's schoolchildren attended one-room schools. The Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse served children of the town of . . . — — Map (db m244239) HM
Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow tells the story of Ichabod Crane, a hapless schoolteacher haunted by a headless horseman. One of American literature's most iconic characters, Ichabod Crane was inspired by Irving's friendship . . . — — Map (db m244540) HM
Here in 1753 for two months
sat Commissioners to
divide Great Kinderhook
Patent of 1686.
Martin Van Buren later tried a
law case here. — — Map (db m205530) HM
Welcome to Columbia County Historical Society's interpretive exhibit exploring the
early heritage of the site, specifically the people, stories and events that shaped the
history and character of northern Columbia County.
The cultural heritage . . . — — Map (db m244315) HM
"The Whigs would hardly believe that a much larger portion of my time is taken up with devising ways & means to multiply the quantity & improve the quality of manure than in forming political plans or any such Matter."
Martin Van Buren, . . . — — Map (db m118568) HM
In addition to the written record, archaeological evidence contributes valuable information to our understanding of President Van Buren’s farm. This archaeological test pit shows the position and types of objects used by former inhabitants of the . . . — — Map (db m37853) HM
Welcome to Kinderhook, a Hudson River Valley village rich in history. The name
"Kinderhook," which appeared on area maps as early as 1614, means "children's
corner" in Dutch. This area was settled in the 1660s by Dutch colonists who
purchased . . . — — Map (db m259043) HM
Called "the first American man of letters," Washington Irving (1783-1859) found fame and success as a writer of short fiction in the early years of the republic. Mixing fact, legend and folklore, his whimsical tales captured the cultural character . . . — — Map (db m244713) HM
Welcome to Martin Van Buren National Historic Site. “Lindenwald” was the home and farm of the nation’s eighth president. Martin Van Buren’s life bridged the 80 years between the American War for Independence and the U.S. Civil War, the . . . — — Map (db m37743) HM
