Rombout House

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Rombout House
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LocationNew Hackensack Rd., Poughkeepsie, New York
Coordinates 41°40′47″N73°53′39″W / 41.67972°N 73.89417°W / 41.67972; -73.89417 Coordinates: 41°40′47″N73°53′39″W / 41.67972°N 73.89417°W / 41.67972; -73.89417
Arealess than one acre
Built1854
Architectural styleBracketed Style
MPS Poughkeepsie MRA
NRHP reference No. 82001162 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 26, 1982

Rombout House is a historic home located at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York. It was built about 1854 on land that had been part of the original British royal Rombout Patent of 1685 and is a 2 12-story, three-bay-wide, Hudson River Bracketed architectural style dwelling. It sits on a raised basement and features a central pavilion. It has been owned by Vassar College since 1915. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Townley McElhiney Sharp (August 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Rombout House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2011-01-08.