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Historic Huguenot Street is located in New Paltz, New York, approximately 90 miles (140 km) north of New York City.The seven stone houses and several accompanying structures in the 10-acre National Landmark Historic District were likely built in the early 18th century by Huguenot settlers fleeing discrimination and religious persecution in France and what's now southern Belgium.
Locust Lawn is a surviving 19th-century farm complex situated on the bank of the Plattekill Creek on New York State Route 32, outside of New Paltz, Ulster County, New York. [ 2 ] The centerpiece of Locust Lawn is the Jeffersonian mansion of Colonel Josiah Hasbrouck which remains without modern heating, plumbing and electrical systems.
Huguenot and N. Front Sts. New Paltz: Best example of Belgian stone house among the Huguenot Street homes; only one with jambless fireplace 75: Major Jacob Hasbrouck Jr. House: Major Jacob Hasbrouck Jr. House: July 23, 1999 : 193 Huguenot St.
The Abraham (Daniel) Hasbrouck House [1] is a historic stone house located at 94 Huguenot Street in New Paltz, New York, United States.Built in three phases between 1721 and 1734, it is significant for its association with the early settlement of New Paltz by French Huguenots and as an example of evolving architectural styles in the Hudson Valley.
The farm, totaling about 300 acres (1.2 km 2), had been confiscated from its owners by state of New York due to their Tory activities. Now located on a small street in New Rochelle, the Thomas Paine Cottage is a small museum where many Revolutionary War re-enactments occur.
The Jean Hasbrouck House is a historic house on Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz, New York. Built in 1721, it is one of the best examples of colonial Dutch architecture in stone in the United States. [3] The house is a National Historic Landmark and is part of the larger Huguenot Street Historic District, also a National Historic Landmark.
The Huguenot Association acquired the house from Charles See, [14] who wanted to subdivide the property for real estate development. It was moved approximately 440 yards (400 m) west to its current location at 20 Sicard Avenue in 1908. This is the last extant portion of the original farm owned by Paine. [5]
Du Bois stone "fort house" on Huguenot Street in New Paltz, New York, now serves as a visitor center and museum. Louis Du Bois (21 October 1626 – 1696) was a Huguenot colonist in New Netherland who, with two of his sons and nine other refugees, founded the town of New Paltz, New York.