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All Annandale-on-Hudson Listings
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Montgomery Place "Historic Site" | 914-631-8200 | |
Montgomery Place a National Historic Landmark, is an extraordinary 380-acre Hudson River estate with magnificent views of the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains. It is located on historic River Road in the hamlet of Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, just north of the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge.
"The lover of the expressive in nature, or the beautiful in art, will find here innumerable subjects for study. The natural scenery in many portions approaches the character of grandeur, and the foreground of rich woods and lawns, stretching out on all sides of the mountain, completes a home landscape of dignified and elegant seclusion, rarely surpassed in any country" by Andrew Jackson Downing website and more . . . |
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FDR, Franklin D. Roosevelt Historic Site | 800-337-8474 | |
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The Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site and home of FDR is located at 4097 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park NY 12538, Dutchess County. Visit the Home of FDR, called Springwood , the lifelong home of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The following quote famously captures FDR's connection to Springwood. "All that is within me cries out to go back to my home on the Hudson River." photos, website and more . . . | ||
FDR, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library | 800-337-8474 | |
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The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is located on the grounds of the Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site located at4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park NY 12538 in Dutchess County. The Library is easily reached by car, train or plane. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is America's first presidential library and the only one used by a sitting president. It was conceived and built under President Roosevelt's direction and opened to the public in 1941. website and more . . . | ||
Val-Kill Cottage, Eleanor Roosevelt Historic Site | 800-337-8474 | |
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Eleanor Roosevelt, Diplomat, U.S. First Lady (1884–1962) Cross over the bridge and pond to Eleanor Roosevelt's cottage at Val-Kill located on the grounds of the Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site. Eleanor, the wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, changed the role of the first lady through her active participation in American politics. She gave press conferences, spoke out for human rights, was strongly involved in children's causes, and was a tireless advocate for women's rights. She stood against racial discrimination and traveled abroad to visit U.S. troops during World War II. “ The greatest thing I have learned is how good it is to come home again. " by Eleanor Roosevelt whom expresses her love for the modest house she called Val-Kill; the only National Historic Site dedicated to a first lady. photos, website and more . . . |
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Poughkeepsie Historic Sites for Kids |
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Clinton House State Historic Site | 845-471-1630 | |
Clinton House State Historic Site is located at 549 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12602 in Dutchess County. The Clinton House is an 18th century Georgian stone building, named for George Clinton, who served as the first Governor of New York and fourth Vice-President of the United States. website and more . . . | ||
Locust Grove - Samuel Morse Historic Site | 845-454-4500 | |
Locust Grove, the Samuel Morse Historic Site, is located at 2683 South Road, Poughkeepsie NY 12601, Dutchess County in the Hudson Valley. Locust Grove was the nineteenth-century country estate of Samuel Morse, the artist, founder of the National Academy of Design, and the inventor of the telegraph and Morse Code. website and more . . . | ||
Walkway Over The Hudson State Historic Park - Dutchess | 845-834-2867 | |
"On October 3, 2009 Governor David A. Paterson opened the Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park as a legacy project of the Hudson Fulton Champlain Quadricentennial. The park provides access to the Hudson River's breathtaking landscape for pedestrians, hikers, joggers, bicyclists, and people with disabilities. The bridge deck stands 212 feet above the river's surface and is 6,678 feet (1.28 miles) long, making it the longest, elevated pedestrian bridge in the world." website and more . . . |
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Rhinebeck Historic Sites for Kids |
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Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome | 845-752-3200 | |
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is located at 9 Norton Road, Rhinebeck NY 12572, Dutchess County in the Hudson Valley. A great deal has changed here at Old Rhinebeck since a Spad XIII, Aeronca C3 and a Fleet biplane touched down on a thousand feet of dirt and gravel nearly 51 years ago. But Cole Palen's dream and vision lives through it's dedicated staff, volunteers and membership. website and more . . . |
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Staatsburg Historic Sites for Kids |
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Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park | 845-889-4646 | |
Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park is located at Old Post Road, Staatsburg NY 12580 in Dutchess County. The Ogden Mills and Ruth Livingston Mills State Park adjoins Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park and together, comprise more than one thousand acres. website and more . . . | ||
Staatsburgh "State Historic Site" | 845-889-8851 | |
Staatsburgh State Historic Site is located at Old Post Road, Staatsburg NY 12580 in Dutchess County in the Hudson Valley. Staatsburgh is the elegant country home of Ogden Mills and his wife Ruth Livingston Mills. Sitting atop a grassy hill overlooking the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains, their house is a fine example of a great estate built by America's financial and industrial leaders during the Gilded Age (1876 - 1917). Also known as the American Renaissance, this period in American history was marked by America's rapid economic growth and emergence as a world power. Darius Ogden Mills, father of Ogden Mills, established the family fortune by investing in banks, railroads and mines. Ogden Mills, like his father, was a noted financier and philanthropist. In 1882 he married Ruth Livingston, whose family had been prominent landowners in the Hudson Valley since the 17th century. In 1890, Ruth Livingston Mills inherited her childhood home and property which had once belonged to her great-grandfather, Morgan Lewis, the third governor of New York State. website and more . . . |
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Wappingers Falls Historic Sites for Kids |
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Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center | ||
Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center is located at 79 Farmstead Lane, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 in Dutchess County.
From Stony Kill Farm: "The Stony Kill FarmEEC is an education center dedicated to enhancing environmental awareness and appreciation of the natural world. This facility includes over 1000 acres of rolling country side, farmland, ponds, woodlands, meadows, cultivated fields, and fallow fields. Located in Dutchess County in southeastern New York State, it offers a special setting where visitors discover the delicate interweaving of all living things. website and more . . . |
More Hudson Valley Historic Sites for Kids |
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Albany County [2 listings over 1 location]
Columbia County [4 listings over 4 locations]
Greene County [1 listing over 1 location]
Orange County [15 listings over 9 locations]
Putnam County [2 listings over 2 locations]
Rensselaer County [2 listings over 2 locations]
Rockland County [7 listings over 5 locations]
Ulster County [11 listings over 7 locations]
Westchester County [31 listings over 11 locations]
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Directory list of Historic Sites for Kids in Dutchess County, NY. |