60-593: The Rhinebeck Village Historic District is located along US 9 and NY 308 in Rhinebeck , New York, United States. It is an area of 167 acres (68 ha) contains 272 buildings in a variety of architectural styles dating from over 200 years of the settlement's history. It was recognized as a historic district and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as a cohesive area of preserved historic buildings. Its properties were developed primarily from
120-543: A Catholic church located just beyond the East Fishkill line, also attracted worshipers from Beekman. Beekman began its "boom" in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as the communities of Sylvan Lake , Beekmanville, and Clove Valley were in the active mining business. Many townsfolk that settled in town during this time were Irish men, escaping the Great Famine , and sent their families to Beekman as well. However,
180-447: A "special sensitivity" overlay district along Route 9 to preserve the historic character of that portion of the district, the part seen by most visitors to the town. It mandates that all new construction in residential areas preserve the appearance of a single detached dwelling, and that businesses in the area covered are not operated in a way to make it outwardly appear that they are a business. In their current draft comprehensive plan ,
240-689: A 1,670-acre (6.8 km ) historic district that contains 272 buildings in a variety of architectural styles dating from over 200 years of the settlement's history. One of those buildings, the Beekman Arms Inn , at the corner of routes 9 and 308, claims to be the oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States. founded in 1766. The highway proceeds eastward on East Market Street for its first half-mile (800 m), passing at first two blocks of stores, then Rhinebeck's village and town halls, followed by residences. It merges with South Street where
300-572: A delegate in the New York General Assembly beginning in 1691. Wappinger Indians were reportedly the town's original residents before the first European settlers arrived around 1710. The Beekman Patent, granted to Beekman in 1697, was the second largest land holding in Dutchess County. In 1737, Beekman became an official precinct , and local government was established. 1788 was the initial period of establishing towns and counties in
360-677: A grant there in 1703. He brought into the area Caspar Landsman, a miller, and William Traphagen, a builder. In 1703 the New York colonial assembly approved money for the construction of the King's Highway, later known as the Albany Post Road and today most of Route 9. Three years later Traphagen bought a tract of land in Beekman's patent where the King's Highway intersected the Sepasco Indian Trail,
420-488: A role in the town's history during the later years of the Great Depression when he oversaw the design process for the new post office . He had long promoted Dutch-style fieldstone as a material for public buildings in the area, and told the architects to use Henry Beekman's house (burned in a 1910 fire) as their model and some of its remaining stones for the post office. The village of Rhinebeck's zoning code creates
480-523: Is a town in Dutchess County , New York , United States. It is part of the Kiryas Joel - Poughkeepsie – Newburgh , NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York – Newark – Bridgeport , NY- NJ - CT - PA Combined Statistical Area . The population was 14,172 at the 2020 census. The town was named after Henry Beekman, a 17th-century land owner. The "Beekman" name became attached to
540-502: Is a short state highway , 6.19 miles (9.96 km) in length, located entirely in northern Dutchess County , in the U.S. state of New York . It is a major collector road through a mostly rural area, serving primarily as a shortcut for traffic from the two main north–south routes in the area, U.S. Route 9 (US 9) and NY 9G , to get to NY 199 and the Taconic State Parkway . The western end of NY 308
600-473: Is land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km ), or 1.45%, is water. Beekman is bordered by the towns of East Fishkill to the southwest, LaGrange to the northwest, Union Vale to the north, Dover to the east and Pawling to the southeast. Most of the town is drained by Fishkill Creek , which flows west to the Hudson River at Beacon . The southern corner of the town is drained by Stump Pond Creek, part of
660-617: Is located within Rhinebeck 's historic district , a 2.6-square-mile (6.7 km ) historic district comprising 272 historical structures. The highway passes near the Dutchess County Fairgrounds, several historical landmarks, and briefly parallels the Landsman Kill . Artifacts found near Lake Sepasco, near NY 308's eastern terminus at Rock City , date to about 1685, when the Sepasco Native Americans built
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#1732858199444720-506: The 1888 Republican ticket. Harrison was visiting him in Rhinebeck later that year when word came to them that they had just been elected. Later, Morton would serve as governor. The end of the 19th century saw a new industry center on Rhinebeck: the cultivation of violets . Roughly 20% of the village's population during the Gay Nineties was in this business in some way, and the total crop
780-611: The Colonial era to the end of the 19th century, when the district reached its present form. Three U.S. presidents have passed through here, most significantly, Franklin D. Roosevelt , who chose the design for a new post office during the 1930s, and spoke at its dedication. It is now one of the district's contributing properties . Today the area has become a popular local attraction, many of them housing boutiques and other small businesses. The streets are lined with large shade trees, bluestone sidewalks and other historic features. Due to
840-561: The Croton River watershed that flows to the Hudson at Croton-on-Hudson . Since 1907 Beekman has operated under a Council-Manager form of government . The Town Supervisor is the chief administrative officer of the city selected to carry out the directives of the Council. The Manager monitors the city's fiscal condition and enforces its ordinances and laws . The Town Supervisor is also involved in
900-798: The Daughters of the American Revolution on the property of the Beekman Arms, that marked the crossing of the Kings Highway (present-day US 9) and the Ulster and Salisbury Turnpike. Still existent, it reads "This stone marks the crossing of the Kings Highway and the Sepasco Indian Trail, later named the Ulster and Salisbury Turnpike, over which traveled the Connecticut Pioneers to their new homes in western New York ." The NY 308 designation
960-583: The Henry Delamater House at 44 Montgomery Street. It still stands today, one of the best examples of the early use of the Gothic Revival style in American residential architecture. By the 1850s, Rhinebeck had grown even further and acquired a reputation as a woodworking center. The town's name on milled products was a symbol of quality, and its furniture was shipped as far away as South Carolina . It
1020-661: The New York State Department of Corrections is in the town. As of the census of 2000, there were 11,452 people, 3,751 households, and 3,034 families residing in the town. The population density was 381.7 inhabitants per square mile (147.4/km ). There were 4,180 housing units at an average density of 139.3 per square mile (53.8/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 93.24% white , 2.42% African American , 1.73% Asian , .18% Native American , .03% Pacific Islander , .94% from other races , and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.38% of
1080-412: The lot lines most of it follows, the district's boundary is irregular. It is centrally located in the village, with the bulk of the properties within it located in the residential neighborhoods to the north east of the 9-308 junction. Starting from Route 9, the rear property lines of South Street lots, then Crystal Lake and Landsman Kill form the southern boundary all the way to the east village line. On
1140-458: The traffic volume drops to about 3,500 vehicles per day. Several small lakes surround NY 308 as it intersects CR 52 , Salisbury Turnpike, in the hamlet of Eighmyville , 1.1 miles (1.8 km) east of Route 9G, and subsequently turns northeast again for the next two miles (3.2 km), crossing a large area of open fields in a level area, passing between two large hills of at least 400 feet (120 m). After passing Sepasco Lake on
1200-651: The Beekman Patent chronicles the lives of all residents there in the 18th century. A Lutheran church , located off Beach Road, was "probably the first house of worship" in the town. The church is "on the records from 1749" and "served the German settlers who came from the Palatine immigration ." A Quaker meeting house was built in 1771 in Gardner Hollow, and was named the "Apoquague Preparative Meeting." St. Denis Church ,
1260-722: The Depot Hill section of Beekman as the Metro-North Railroad Beacon Line passes through town with a grade crossing on Depot Hill Road. Beekman has no medical facilities, but within a short distance from Beekman are three medical centers. Westchester Medical Center , Saint Francis Hospital and Vassar Brothers Medical Center are located in nearby Poughkeepsie, New York . Putnam Hospital is located in Carmel, New York in Putnam County. Green Haven Correctional Facility of
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#17328581994441320-559: The Landsman Kill begins to parallel it closely on the south side. Between the stream and NY 308, just past this junction, is the Jan Pier House , another of Rhinebeck's National Register-listed properties. After passing Wynkoop Lane on the north NY 308 leaves the village and enters the Town of Rhinebeck ; the surrounding area becomes more rural, with more woodlots and fields. Following
1380-723: The Mohicans was estimated at 8,000 during the time of first contact with the Europeans , although only 800 remained after the American Revolution . Artifacts were also recovered along the shore of Lake Sepasco – a small lake NY 308 passes near its eastern terminus, including ancient arrowheads displayed at the Museum of Rhinebeck History in October 2000. A group of these Native Americans were, in deeds and correspondence, known as
1440-671: The Sepasco Indians, a name specific to Native Americans in the Sepasco area (modern-day Rhinebeck). The word Sepasco probably originated from the tribe's word for little river or stream, sepuus , which is believed to have referred to the Landsman Kill. By 1685, a trail known as the Sepasco Trail was formed by them and was routed from the Hudson River, eastward through the present-day Village of Rhinebeck, ending at Lake Sepasco. The trail from
1500-670: The Sepasco Trail from the Hudson River, eastward through modern-day Rhinebeck (then Sepasco or Sepascoot) to the lake, following roughly NY 308 and its side roads. The trail remained until 1802, when part of the Ulster and Delaware Turnpike —also known as the Salisbury Turnpike—was chartered over the trail and extended from Salisbury, Connecticut , to the Susquehanna River at or near the Town of Jericho (now Bainbridge ). NY 308
1560-533: The Ulster and Delaware Turnpike was chartered over it "for improving and making a road from the west line of the Town of Salisbury in the State of Connecticut to the Susquehannah ;[ sic ] River at or near the Town of Jericho [present-day Bainbridge ]". The portion of the Ulster and Delaware Turnpike east of the Hudson River was also commonly known as the Ulster and Salisbury Turnpike. The turnpike crossed
1620-522: The Ulster-Saulsbury Turnpike, later to become Route 308. Rhinebeck continued to attract politicians. George Washington visited in 1796, dining at Bogardus's, the second Traphagen tavern, when he stayed at a nearby friend's house. During the 1804 gubernatorial election, both Aaron Burr and Morgan Lewis used taverns in Rhinebeck as campaign headquarters. The village was incorporated in 1834. Ten years later, Alexander Jackson Davis built
1680-460: The Village of Rhinebeck to Lake Sepasco follows roughly modern-day NY 308, in some areas slightly to the south, where the highway's side roads are curved in a pattern similar to that of the Sepasco Trail. It is possible that the trail as a whole existed as a spur of an ancient path that stretched from Rhinebeck to today's Cornwall, Connecticut . The trail remained intact until 1802, when part of
1740-483: The area in 1697, from Henry Beekman , a Kingston native, who had a large land stake in Dutchess County. In 1697, while serving as a judge, "Beekman obtained a grant from the British crown for what was to be named the Beekman Patent," which included the present towns of Beekman, Pawling , Dover , Union Vale and "part of LaGrange ." Henry was the son of Deputy Mayor of New York City Wilhemus Beekman , and also served as
1800-405: The average family size was 3.41. In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males. The median income for a household in the town
1860-551: The beginning of suburban development. Today Beekman has a total population of 14,000. Comparatively few farms remain, and commerce and industry increasingly shape the non-residential areas of the town. Beekman is located in the southeastern part of Dutchess County , about 70 miles (110 km) north of New York City . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 30.3 square miles (78.6 km ), of which 29.8 square miles (77.3 km )
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1920-415: The boundary is heavily developed. Most of it is residential, with some larger lots at the extreme points. Commercial use is concentrated on the tree-lined streets near the 9-308 junction. Larger businesses are east of the junction, with smaller storefronts in the area extending east several blocks along East Market Street (Route 308). Institutional use is represented with three churches within the district, and
1980-498: The discussion of all matters coming before Council yet has no final vote. The Town Board is the legislative body consisting of the Town Supervisor and four council members. The Town Supervisor serves as the presiding officer of the Council. The Council functions to set policy, approve the annual budget , appoint the Town Supervisor and Town Clerk, and enact local laws , resolutions & ordinances. The Beekman Fire District serves
2040-573: The east, NY 308 turns east once again at Old Rock City Road. It passes just to the south of the Red Hook Golf Club before coming to an end at NY 199 in Rock City , a hamlet within the town of Milan that is situated just east of where the Milan, Red Hook , and Rhinebeck town lines converge. The elevation at the east terminus is 330 feet (100 m) As indicated by artifacts recovered close to
2100-416: The ferry service between Kingston and Rhinecliff was terminated. However, NY 308 continued to extend west to Rhinecliff up to the 1960s, when it was truncated to US 9 in the village of Rhinebeck. The section of former NY 308 west of US 9 is now designated as NY 982M, an unsigned reference route . The entire route is in Dutchess County . Beekman, New York Beekman
2160-474: The intersection with County Route 101 (CR 101, known as Violet Hill Road) NY 308 turns northeast. Another half-mile takes it to its grade-separated intersection with NY 9G , the only state highway NY 308 crosses. After the interchange, it crosses Landsman Kill for the last time, then gradually turns east into a rural area. Between US 9 and NY 9G, NY 308 carries an average of about 6,000 vehicles per day. East of NY 9G,
2220-428: The local Daughters of the American Revolution chapter; the street it was on was later named in his honor. After independence , the village continued to grow. The Town of Rhinebeck , which contains the village, was organized in 1788. The current Dutch Reformed Church was built in 1802, making it the oldest church in the village. The current route of East Market Street was laid out the same year during construction of
2280-452: The mining industry died out in the late 19th century, with very few remains today. The most notable one, the "Beekman Furnace", is still intact on Furnace Road, just off Clove Valley Road. After the demise of the mining business in the late 19th century, Beekman saw another boom in the 20th century, with housing developments such as Dalton Farm, the first gas stations, and construction of the first supermarket in town and other stores signalling
2340-434: The name of the man who founded the town, Wilhelmus (William) Beekman (1623-1707), and his native town, Rhineland. Beekman was one of the original grantees of the area that became Beekmantown . Later, Wilhelmus Beekman's son, Col. Henry Beekman (1652-1716), obtained a patent for the land, and saw a need for development to begin. The town of Beekman , Dutchess County, New York , is named for Col. Henry Beekman, who owned
2400-499: The newly independent state of New York, but parts were removed subsequently to form other towns. Beekman contributed part of its territory to the newer towns of LaGrange (1821) and Union Vale (1827). Iron ore extraction and smelting were important in the early economy. The Beekman Patent was a manor until after the Revolution . Residents could only lease the land and pay rent in wheat, fat fowls and work on roads. The series Settlers of
2460-501: The north in what is now Columbia County . The village grew with the new arrivals. New trades established themselves, and in 1733 the Reformed Dutch Church had been built. Its first building was on the site of its current one at Mill and South streets. In 1766 the beginnings of the current Beekman Inn were erected. It has remained in operation as a hotel ever since. In the mid-1770s, a soldier named Richard Montgomery moved into
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2520-544: The north side of Route 308, it follows the east side of Crosmour Drive almost to Starr Drive, then it returns to the rear lot lines on Crosmour, 308 and Beech Street. At Chestnut Street it turns to the west along the south side of the street, and then includes the houses along the north side midway down the block. It continues along these bounds to the rear property lines along Montgomery Street (Route 9). It turns north along them to where 9 forks off Montgomery onto Spring Brook Avenue at Northern Dutchess Hospital and then crosses
2580-672: The number of lives lost in Residential House Fires each year. Police protection to the Town of Beekman is provided by the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office and New York State Police . The DCSO have a substation located in the middle of town. When someone calls 911, the call is routed to the Dutchess 911 center in Poughkeepsie, New York and then police are polled for, and the closest unit responds. The MTA Police also cover
2640-646: The only one serving the Kingston area. Initial plans for the Kingston–Rhinecliff Bridge , a structure that replaced the ferry between the two locations, called for the bridge to span the Hudson River between downtown Kingston (at Kingston Point) and the village of Rhinebeck along a corridor similar to that of NY 308. Due to political and economic factors, the bridge site was moved 3 miles (5 km) upstream (northward). The bridge, then partially complete, opened to traffic on February 2, 1957, at which time
2700-408: The population. There were 3,751 households, out of which 46.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and
2760-538: The river by way of the Kingston–;Rhinecliff Ferry and used modern Rhinecliff Road and West Market Street to the village center of Rhinecliff, then followed roughly modern NY 308 to the hamlet of Eighmyville . It continued east from there using part of CR 52 to eventually connect with NY 199 . A bronze plaque attached to a large boulder was erected in November 1922 by Chancellor Livingston Chapter of
2820-625: The road in Milan and in other areas along the Hudson River , the earliest inhabitants of the northern Dutchess County region were the Mohicans , a Native American nation, about 3,000 years ago. The range of the Mohicans extended from northern Dutchess County to the southern tip of Lake Champlain , and from the Catskill Mountains to the Berkshires in Massachusetts . The total population of
2880-406: The route today followed by Market Street. He built a house and tavern on the trail a short distance west of the King's Highway. This was the beginning of Rhinebeck. A decade later, in 1715, Beekman's son brought in 35 Palatine Germans who had fled religious persecution at home and had just concluded an attempt to produce naval stores for the British government on the lands of Robert Livingston to
2940-719: The street to include the properties on the west side of Montgomery, all the way down to West Market Street. It includes the northern side of West Market to the west village line, and then some of the properties on the south side of West Market. After following the rear lines along Mill Street (Route 9) down to just north of the Astor Home for Children , it crosses the road back to South Street. The district includes several other streets, in whole or part, besides those on its boundary. Center and Livingston streets are included in their entirety. Several blocks of Mulberry and North Parsonage streets are also within district boundaries. The area within
3000-405: The town and village halls and fire station. All buildings are in a range of 19th- and early 20th-century architectural styles , from Colonial to Colonial Revival . European settlement in the Rhinebeck area dates to 1686, when a group of Dutch crossed the river from Kingston and bought 2,200 acres (890 ha) of land from the local Iroquois tribes. The name Rhinebeck is a combination of
3060-594: The town of Beekman with the sole fire station located in the hamlet of Poughquag at 316 Beekman Poughquag Road. Beekman has been assigned a department ID number of "34". Firefighters in Beekman get alerted via paging through the Dutchess County Department Of Emergency Response , which is located in Poughkeepsie . Beekman Fire District was the first fire district in Southern Dutchess County , originating in 1937. Beekman
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#17328581994443120-557: The village and town call for historic resources in the communities to be preserved with a historic district and formal architectural review process to ensure compatible, non-intrusive new structures and renovations. It asks that the town historian inventory all known historic sites in town, and that any eligible buildings not previously included be nominated to the National Register and its state equivalent. New York State Route 308 New York State Route 308 ( NY 308 )
3180-633: The village with his new wife, a member of the Livingston family. He had just begun to settle into life as a farmer when the Revolution began. After being elected to the New York Provincial Congress , he was commissioned a general in the Continental Army , and died at the end of 1775 in the Battle of Quebec . The cottage still stands, although it was moved to 77 Livingston Street, where it houses
3240-447: Was $ 65,610, and the median income for a family was $ 72,066. Males had a median income of $ 51,739 versus $ 32,119 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 26,437. About 3.6% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over. Although Beekman has no major highways, it does have two major thoroughfares. New York State Route 55 crosses from
3300-504: Was also intended to cross the Hudson via the Kingston–Rhinecliff Bridge until plans were changed to involve other routes and the site for the bridge was moved about 3 miles (5 km) upriver. NY 308 begins from its western terminus at an intersection with US 9 in the Dutchess County village of Rhinebeck , at about 200 feet (61 m) in elevation. It is within the Rhinebeck Village Historic District ,
3360-700: Was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of New York state highways . At the time, it extended from the Rhinecliff ferry landing to Rock City in the town of Milan . West of US 9, NY 308 continued to follow the old turnpike alignment to Hutton Street, where it connected to the Kingston–Rhinecliff Ferry. In 1947, the ferry was the only crossing of the Hudson River between Catskill (the Rip Van Winkle Bridge ) and Poughkeepsie (the Mid-Hudson Bridge )—a distance of 36 miles (58 km)—and
3420-413: Was designated as part of the 1930 renumbering of New York state highways , incorporating a portion of the former Ulster and Delaware Turnpike. The route originally extended from Milan westward to Rhinecliff to serve a ferry landing on the Hudson River . It was truncated to US 9 in the 1960s, but its former routing to Rhinecliff is still state-maintained as an unsigned reference route . The highway
3480-410: Was later estimated to have exceeded a million dollars in value some years. Several of the "violet houses" built during this era survive and are located in the district. An 1890 map of the village shows it as nearly coterminous with today's historic district. That area has remained mostly as it was at that time. A third president, Franklin D. Roosevelt , himself a native of nearby Hyde Park , would play
3540-620: Was said to have no better in making carriages, coaches and sleighs . Some makers of clothing also achieved national prestige. The area was also acquiring a cachet as a location for the country estates of the Gilded Age wealthy. In the late 1880s the village was visited by a president-elect. Levi P. Morton , a former congressman and ambassador to France , had settled in Bois Dore on Mill Street. Benjamin Harrison chose him to be his running mate on
3600-454: Was the first fire company formed within Dutchess County's 8 original towns in 1937, following East Fishkill Fire Department was formed, followed by Pawling. In 1977, Beekman was one of the first volunteer fire departments in the area to acquire the Hurst Tool . The fire department received the United States Life Safety Achievement Award for five consecutive years in 2003. The award recognizes local fire prevention that contribute to reducing
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