Bronck House

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Pieter Bronck House
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Nearest city: Coxsackie, NY
Built/Founded: 1663
Architect: Multiple
Architectural style(s): Colonial, Other
Designated as NHL: December 24, 1967 [1]
Added to NRHP: December 24, 1967 [2]
NRHP Reference#: 67000012
Governing body: Private

Bronck House, also known as Pieter Bronck House, is a Dutch homestead house in Coxsackie in Greene County, New York that was constructed in 1663 and added to later.[3] It is the oldest structure in upstate New York,[4] and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1967.[1][5]

A stone house was built first, by Pieter Bronck, of the family for whom the Bronx was named, who bought the property from native Americans. That was expanded soon after, and, in 1738 a larger brick house that was connected by a doorway was built by his grandson. The house is reputed to be the location where the Coxsackie Declaration of Independence was signed, more than a year before the Continental Congress signing in 1776.[6]

The house remained in the family until 1938. It is now owned and operated as a museum by the Greene County Historical Society.[4]

It is located on Pieter Bronck Road off US 9W, in Coxsackie, west of the Hudson River, south of Albany.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Bronck House. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service (2007-09-14).
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ Pieter Bronck House. National Parks Service.
  4. ^ a b Bronck Museum and Barns. Greene County Historical Society.
  5. ^ Dillion, James (September 9, 1976), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: The Bronck HousePDF (1.05 MiB), National Park Service 
  6. ^ Bronck House. cityguidepojonews.com.

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