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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPBT_john-vanderpoel-home-c-1825_Valatie-NY.html
Dr. John, 1796 - 1851First Valatie Postmaster ? 1832Friend, ally and physicianof President Van Buren
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPBS_uncovering-the-past_Kinderhook-NY.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPBR_farm-operations_Kinderhook-NY.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPBA_farmhands-and-fishing_Kinderhook-NY.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPB8_an-agrarian-lifestyle_Kinderhook-NY.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPB4_a-bustling-household_Kinderhook-NY.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPAM_fertile-political-ground_Kinderhook-NY.html
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 B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP9Y_1849-50-a-house-transformed_Kinderhook-NY.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP90_lindenwald-and-the-old-post-road_Kinderhook-NY.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP8X_welcome-to-lindenwald_Kinderhook-NY.html
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 formative y…