1849-50 ? ? A House Transformed

1849-50 ? ? A House Transformed (HMP9Y)

Location: Kinderhook, NY 12106 Columbia County
Buy New York State flags at Flagstore.com!
Country: United States of America
Buy United States of America flags at Flagstore.com!

N 42° 22.181', W 73° 42.22'

  • 0 likes
  • 0 check ins
  • 0 favorites
  • 370 views
Inscription

Martin Van Buren Nat'l Hist Site

— National Park Service —

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 was added to the rectangular Georgian structure to break up the symmetry characteristic of the earlier style. A Gothic Revival front porch with elegant Victorian tracery was added. When the renovations were complete the house was far more fashionable and had many more rooms.

The additional rooms were welcomed since the house was often filled with the President's family and guests as well as household servants and farm hands. Van Buren had four sons, three daughters-in-law and 11 grandchildren ranging in age from infancy to their 20's. There were two maids, a cook and a laundress - usually Irish immigrants - employed and living in the house. Friends, politicians, business associates and farm hands came and went and sometimes stayed the night.
Details
HM NumberHMP9Y
Tags
Placed ByNational Park Service
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, October 9th, 2014 at 12:10am PDT -07:00
Pictures
Sorry, but we don't have a picture of this historical marker yet. If you have a picture, please share it with us. It's simple to do. 1) Become a member. 2) Adopt this historical marker listing. 3) Upload the picture.
Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 606736 N 4691636
Decimal Degrees42.36968333, -73.70366667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 22.181', W 73° 42.22'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 22' 10.86" N, 73° 42' 13.20" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)518
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1013 Old Post Rd, Kinderhook NY 12106, US
Alternative Maps Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap

Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.

Nearby Markersshow on map
Check Ins  check in   |    all

Have you seen this marker? If so, check in and tell us about it.

Comments 0 comments

Maintenance Issues
  1. Is this marker part of a series?
  2. What historical period does the marker represent?
  3. What historical place does the marker represent?
  4. What type of marker is it?
  5. What class is the marker?
  6. What style is the marker?
  7. Does the marker have a number?
  8. What year was the marker erected?
  9. This marker needs at least one picture.
  10. Can this marker be seen from the road?
  11. Is the marker in the median?