Tag Archives: NY

Strawberry Hill, Rhinebeck, NY

Strawbery Hill is located on Ackert Hook Road in Rhinebeck, NY.  It is also known as the Henry Beekman house.  The house is on the National Register of Historic Places as site #90NR00355.  Based on information in a building inventory form found on the Cultural Resource Inventory System, the site is a farmstead consisting of an 18th century German stone farmhouse, a large Dutch-type barn complex, a well/wellhouse, privy, and two sheds.  Local tradition states the property was developed by Henry Beekman in 1762, but he may not have ever lived in the house.

More information:  Nomination form

Location:  Bing Maps (41.882778, -73.883889)

Sleightsburgh Spit Barge Graveyard, Port Ewen, NY

Sleightsburgh Spit is located in Port Ewen, NY.  It “has been built up over the years on the remains of a 19th century barge graveyard. Wooden canal boats and barges built for the Delaware & Hudson Canal and Hudson River shipping were abandoned near the mouth of Rondout Creek when they had outlived their usefulness.”  The features of the site are best seen at low tide.

More information: Website

Location:  Google Maps (41.920586, -73.972866)

Abandoned Barn, Pine Plains, NY

This is an abandoned barn at the intersection of Schultz Hill Road and Route 199 in Pine Plains, NY.  It may have been a blacksmith shop at some point, based on some historical research.  Not photographed is the fact that there is some machinery under ground in the basement that appears to have been powered by the stream through a raceway.

Location:  Google Maps (41.978771, -73.615832)

Former Arthur S. May School, Poughkeepsie, NY

This school was most recently known as the Arthur S. May Elementary School.  Previously it was simply the Arlington Elementary School, and it was originally the first high school for the Arlington Central School District.  The building was built in 1924.  The school is located on Raymond Avenue in Poughkeepsie, NY.  The school district stopped using this location in June 2014 and moved the name of the school (Arthur S. May) to a nearby building.  The property is now for sale, as of 2017.

I particularly liked photographing the “Boys” and “Girls” entrance signs, and also the various staircases throughout the building.  It was kind of sad to read the final goodbye notes on the white boards, especially the principal’s (“pack my office”).

Location:  Google Maps (25 Raymond Avenue)

Westervelt Family Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, NY

The family cemetery for the Westervelts is located on Route 9 (a.k.a. South Road or Albany Post Road) in Poughkeepsie, NY just north of IBM road, cattycorner to the location of the building known as the Westervelt house, which was demolished in 2017 and the property is being redeveloped as a bank.

Unfortunately some vandalism has occurred at the cemetery property.  Please be respectful of the property and to those who are buried there!

Location: Google Maps (41.652050, -73.928717)

Gomez Mill House, Marlboro, NY

The circa 1714 Gomez Mill House is the oldest standing Jewish dwelling in North America and the oldest house in Orange County, NY.  It was originally built as a trade post.  The site is owned by the Gomez Foundation for Mill House, which operates the site and conducts tours and other events.

More information: Gomez Foundation for Mill House

Location: GoogleMaps