National Historic Landmark · region · Staatsburg, New York

Wilderstein

Historic district in New York, United States in Staatsburg, New York. Added to the National Register in 1990, and a National Historic Landmark.

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What it is

Wikipedia · Hudson River Historic District

The Hudson River Historic District, also known as Hudson River Heritage Historic District, is the largest Federally designated district on the mainland of the contiguous United States. It covers an area of 22,205 acres extending inland roughly a mile (1.6 km) from the east bank of the Hudson River between Staatsburg and Germantown in Dutchess and Columbia counties in the U.S. state of New York. This area includes the riverfront sections of the towns of Clermont, Red Hook, Rhinebeck and part of Hyde Park. This strip includes in their entirety the hamlets of Annandale, Barrytown, Rhinecliff and the village of Tivoli. Bard College and two protected areas, Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park and Tivoli Bays Unique Area, are also within the district.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressE. side Hudson R. between Germantown and Staatsburg, Staatsburg, NY
CountyDutchess County
ListedDec 14, 1990
Reference number90002219
Type of placeregion
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1402 buildings, 382 structures, 212 sites, 3 objects
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressE. side Hudson R. between Germantown and Staatsburg, Staatsburg, NY
Coordinates41.89403, -73.94210 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site · 7 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 90002219. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.