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Steenburg Tavern

Coordinates: 41°54′36″N 73°54′33″W / 41.91000°N 73.90917°W / 41.91000; -73.90917
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Steenburg Tavern
Steenburg Tavern is located in New York
Steenburg Tavern
Steenburg Tavern is located in the United States
Steenburg Tavern
LocationUS 9, Rhinebeck, New York
Coordinates41°54′36″N 73°54′33″W / 41.91000°N 73.90917°W / 41.91000; -73.90917
Arealess than one acre
Built1755
MPSRhinebeck Town MRA
NRHP reference No.87001070 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 9, 1987

Steenburg Tavern is a historic Revolutionary War-era tavern located at Rhinecliff, Dutchess County, New York.

History

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Located on the west side of Route 9, it was originally built about 1749[2] and expanded in the late 18th century. A 1749 map shows Joachim Radcliff living on the property; he was likely the original builder. A 1798 map indicates that it was by then a tavern owned by Benjamin van Steenburg.[2]

Building

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It is a four bay wide, two bay deep stone building built into a hillside. It features a sweeping gable roof and broad low verandah. The overhang of the front roof, sheltering a porch is a typical Dutch feature. Also on the property is a contributing carriage barn and privy. Originally built as a farmhouse,[2] it was acquired as a dependency for Grasmere, as did the Benner House and Fredenburg House, by the mid-19th century.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Kelly, Nancy. Rhinebeck's Historic Architecture, The History Press, 2009
  3. ^ Nancy Todd, Neil Larson (September 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Steenburg Tavern". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-01-08.