Historic Places in Rockland County
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America's historic and archaeological resources.
Listed below are "Notable Historic Places" located in Rockland County:
Town of Clarkstown
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Jacob Blauvelt House Brick farmhouse with gambrel roof built by Jacob J. Blauvelt. It reflects the Blauvelts' Dutch heritage. Now a Historical Society of Rockland County museum. |
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Rockland County Courthouse The third courthouse to stand on this site, it is made of Indiana limestone in the Art Deco style of the period and is elaborately decorated. |
Village of Upper Nyack
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Old Stone Meeting House Rockland's oldest existing church building and forerunner of St. Paul's Methodist Church, South Nyack. No longer a functioning church, the building has been owned by the Village of Upper Nyack since 2005. The building is now used for classes, meetings, concerts, and similar events. |
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Upper Nyack Firehouse Built in exuberant Queen Anne style, with characteristic decorative brick details, the firehouse retains an operable antique bell-ringing system. It also has its original weathervane goose, historic symbol of the village, colloquially known as Goosetown. |
Town of Haverstraw
Village of Haverstraw
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King's Daughter Public Library Efforts of the Haverstraw Ladies Home Mission Circle (1891) and Fowler family's generous ten thousand dollar donation, brought about this charming Classical Revival structure. |
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Town of Orangetown
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Old '76 House The '76 House is famed for serving as British spy Major John Andre's prison for five days during his trial in 1780. |
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The DeWint House Constructed by Daniel DeClark, who emigrated to America from Holland in 1676. John DeWint, a wealthy West Indian planter, acquired the house in 1747. During the Revolution it served as Washington's Headquarters (1780 – 83) on five occasions, most notably during British spy Major John Andre's trial and hanging. The DeWint House is considered the oldest house in Rockland County. |
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The Manse The Manse, the parsonage of the Tappan Reformed Church (its single owner), received its gambrel roof during substantial reconstruction in 1797 and its north wing in 1835. |
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Yonderhill A spacious Greek Revival building with Italian Revival details, which originally a Methodist Episcopal church. Deconsecrated in the 1920s, it has since been occupied by an antique shop, although it currently remains empty. |
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Village of Piermont
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Town of Ramapo
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New Hempstead Presbyterian Church The building is home to the second oldest extant congregation in the County. In 1863 a school was built on nearby property and used by the local school district; it later became the oldest continuously-used public school building in the County.
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Village of New Hempstead
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English Church Schoolhouse Students were originally taught in a log schoolhouse that may have served as the Church's first place of worship. It is currently the village hall for New Hempstead. Enlarged in 1896.
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Village of Sloatsburg
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Sloat House Home of the prominent Sloat family. The house served as an important meeting place and tavern before and after the Revolution.
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Town of Stony Point
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Bear Mountain Inn The rough uncovered trap rock masonry and log timber framing characterize the rustic and rough terrain of the 70,000 acre park. The Bear Mountain Museum and Zoo are nearby.
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Bear Mountain Bridge and Tollhouse With a clear span of 1,632 feet it was one of the longest suspension bridges in the nation in its day. Built by the Harriman family, it was purchased in 1940 by the Park for $2.275 million. |
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Stony Point Lighthouse Set on a 150-foot promontory overlooking the Hudson, the octagonal masonry tower rises another 20 feet above the water. After being decommissioned in the 1920's, its Fresnel-lensed lamp was removed during the 1980's as part of an effort to restore the lighthouse. A period fourth-order Fresnel-lensed lamp was installed in its place during the restoration.
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