Fredenburg House | |
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| Location | Old Post Rd., Rhinebeck, New York |
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| Coordinates | 41°54′4″N 73°54′45″W / 41.90111°N 73.91250°W |
| Area | 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) |
| Built | c. 1716 |
| MPS | Rhinebeck Town MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 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
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Kelly, Nancy. Rhinebeck's Historic Architecture, The History Press, 2009
- ^ 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.
