Fredenburg House

Fredenburg House
Location Old Post Rd., Rhinebeck, New York
Coordinates 41°54′4″N 73°54′45″W / 41.90111°N 73.91250°W / 41.90111; -73.91250Coordinates: 41°54′4″N 73°54′45″W / 41.90111°N 73.91250°W / 41.90111; -73.91250
Area 5.5 acres (2.2 ha)
Built c. 1716
MPS Rhinebeck Town MRA
NRHP reference #

87001068

[1]
Added to NRHP July 9, 1987

Fredenburg House is a historic home located at Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York, located about one and one-half miles south of the village and west of Route 9.

History

The area was originally owned by Nicholas Emigh; it was called "Bocke Bush" or Beech Woods. Emigh eventually settled in the town of Beekman, where larger farms were available.[2] The house later came into the possession of the Fredenburg family, before being purchased by the Livingstons.

House

It was built about 1716 and is a ​1 1⁄2-story, rectangular, gable-roofed farmhouse built into a slight hillside. It is an example of 18th-century regional vernacular German architecture. The garret level contained a domed section of the chimney that served as a meat smoking chamber.[2] It was acquired as a dependency for Grasmere, as did the Benner House and Steenburg Tavern, by the mid-19th century.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Kelly, Nancy. Rhinebeck's Historic Architecture, The History Press, 2009
  3. ↑ Nancy Todd, Neil Larson (September 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fredenburg House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-01-08.


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