The Columbia County Historical Society owns four historic properties including a museum and research library open to the public.
To learn more about the museum and library, our changing exhibitions and research library, click here.
To learn more about the museum and library, our changing exhibitions and research library, click here.
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Luykas Van Alen House c. 1737
The Luykas Van Alen House
open seasonally—all summer and fall—along with the Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse. Tours of the interior are offered seasonally by guided tour. Admissions for the Van Alen House & Ichabod Crane are combined. Presently closed for the winter season. 2589 Route 9H, Kinderhook, NY
Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1967, the Luykas Van Alen house is a restored house museum representing 18th century rural Dutch farm life in the Hudson River Valley. Called “...one of the most authentic examples of early Dutch architecture remaining in the United States.” by then-Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. Also available on the property is the Dutch Farming Heritage Trail linking the Luykas Van Alen property with the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, 'Lindenwald'. |
Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse c. 1850
The Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse
open seasonally—all summer and fall—along with the Luykas Van Alen House and is self-guided. Admissions for the Van Alen House & Ichabod Crane are combined. Presently closed for the winter season. 2589 Route 9H, Kinderhook, NY
The Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse is a 19th-century building that served as a local single-room public school into the 1940s. Recently awarded a 'Legends & Lore' marker by the New York Folklore Society & William G. Pomeroy Foundation honoring Washington Irving's "Sleepy Hollow" character 'Ichabod Crane', who was patterned after the original Kinderhook Schoolteacher, Jesse Merwin--hence the schoolhouse name.
Originally located on land at the corner of 9H and Fischer Rd, the school was moved to the Luykas Van Alen house property and restored to its 1930s appearance after the Kinderhook school district centralized . |
Vanderpoel House of History c. 1819
The James Vanderpoel House
is open each Saturday during the Winter/Spring with special exhibitions from our permanent collection. OPEN SATURDAYS DURING APRIL 2017 from 11AM-4PM Please check for updates on our Facebook Page during inclement winter weather Bookstore|Museum Shop on the premises: SHOP IS OPEN MOST THURSDAYS 16 Broad Street, Kinderhook, NY 12106 Admission:
$5.00 Adults FREE: Children Under 12, Students CCHS Members Originally the Federal era home of prominent lawyer and politician, James Vanderpoel and his family, the property is now an exhibit space featuring galleries of paintings and decorative arts from the CCHS permanent collection.
The CCHS Bookstore & Museum Shop is located within the house. |
