Steenburg Tavern

Steenburg Tavern
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	US 9, Rhinebeck, New York
Coordinates	41°54′36″N73°54′33″W / 41.91000°N 73.90917°W / 41.91000; -73.90917
Area	less than one acre
Built	1755
MPS	Rhinebeck Town MRA
NRHP reference No.	87001070 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 9, 1987

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

History

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

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

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 Steenburg Tavern. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 29, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)