Clermont Manor
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The Clermont estate was established by Robert Livingston following the death of his father, the first Lord of Livingston Manor, in 1728; while most of the manor was inherited by the eldest son Philip Livingston, 13,000 acres (52 km²) in the southwest corner, later named Clermont, was willed to Robert.
In October 1777, Major John Vaughan came to Clermont and burned Livingston’s home because of his prominent role in the American Revolution. Margaret Beekman Livingston rebuilt the family home between 1779 and 1782.
The house is now a New York State Historic Site and was designated a United States National Historic Landmark in 1973. It is located in the town of Clermont, New York in Columbia County, New York though it's mailing address is in the nearby Town of Germantown.
