Fredenburg House

Fredenburg House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Old Post Rd., Rhinebeck, New York
Coordinates	41°54′4″N73°54′45″W / 41.90111°N 73.91250°W / 41.90111; -73.91250
Area	5.5 acres (2.2 ha)
Built	c. 1716
MPS	Rhinebeck Town MRA
NRHP reference No.	87001068 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 9, 1987

Fredenburg House is a historic home located at Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York, located about one and one-half miles south of the village and west of Route 9.

History

The area was originally owned by Nicholas Emigh; it was called "Bocke Bush" or Beech Woods. Emigh eventually settled in the town of Beekman, where larger farms were available. ^[2] The house later came into the possession of the Fredenburg family, before being purchased by the Livingstons.

House

It was built about 1716 and is a 1+1⁄2-story, rectangular, gable-roofed farmhouse built into a slight hillside. It is an example of 18th-century regional vernacular German architecture. The garret level contained a domed section of the chimney that served as a meat smoking chamber. ^[2] It was acquired as a dependency for Grasmere, as did the Benner House and Steenburg Tavern, by the mid-19th century. ^[3]

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

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Kelly, Nancy. Rhinebeck's Historic Architecture, The History Press, 2009
3. Nancy L. Todd and Neil Larson (September 1986). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS Fredenburg House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 29, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)