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Pieter Bronck House
Nearest cityCoxsackie, New York
Built1663
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleColonial, Other
NRHP reference No.67000012
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 24, 1967[1]
Designated NHLDecember 24, 1967[2]

Bronck House, also known as Pieter Bronck House, is a Swedish 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.[2][5]

A stone house was built first, by Pieter Bronck, born in Jönköping, Sweden, a relative of Jonas Bronck, 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 now is owned and operated as a museum by the Greene County Historical Society.[4] The Bronck Farm 13-Sided Barn is related to, but listed separately from the Bronck House. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

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

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Bronck House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-14.
  3. ^ "Pieter Bronck House". National Park Service.
  4. ^ a b "Bronck Museum and Barns". Greene County Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Dillion, James (September 9, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: The Bronck House" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ "Bronck House". cityguidepojonews.com.
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