Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm

Closed Tuesday and Wednesday

Admission to the Museum and Library:
Regular admission: $5

Members, Children 12 and under, and Seniors: Free

Tickets include a visit to the James Vanderpoel House

Luykas Van Alen House

c. 1737
Route 9H, Kinderhook

Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968, the Luykas Van Alen House is a restored house museum representing 18th-century rural Dutch farm life. The house, featuring parapet gables, Dutch doors, and entrance stoops, stands as a testament to traditional Dutch architecture in the Hudson River Valley.

The Luykas Van Alen House interior is typical of the domestic settings in which many Hudson Valley Dutch farmers and merchants lived and worked. Large, jambless fireplaces dominate each room, with iron cooking utensils and period furnishings preserving a moment in time.

Visitors can also tour the c1850 one-room Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse.

Hours:
Saturday 10:00am to 4:00pm

Sunday  Noon to 4:00pm

June 4th through Columbus Day

Admission (includes Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse):
Regular admission: $5

Members, Children 12 and under, and Seniors: Free

The Van Alen House is located on Route 9H just south of the village of Kinderhook.

James Vanderpoel House - c1820
Route 9, Kinderhook

The James Vanderpoel House, also known as the House of History, is a distinguished example of Federal period architecture. Originally the home of a prominent lawyer and politician, James Vanderpoel, and his family, the house reflects an elegant lifestyle in a prosperous, early 19th-century village. The fashionable Federal style emphasized lightness of proportion, symmetry, and delicate ornamentation.

In 2010 the Vanderpoel House hosts Inked Over: How Prints Are Made. An exhibit that explains the printing technologies and processes behind many of the objects on display at the Museum. Admission to the Vanderpoel House includes a visit to the Columbia County Historical Society's Museum and Library to see Inked Over: Our Printed World.

Hours:
June through Labor Day the Vanderpoel House will be open Friday-Sunday. Tickets to the Museum

Admission to the James Vanderpoel House / House of History:
Regular admission: $5

Members, Children 12 and under, and Seniors: Free

Tickets include a visit to the Columbia County Historical Society Museum & Library

The James Vanderpoel House is located on Route 9 in the Village of Kinderhook, just south of the stoplight.

Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse - c1850
Route 9H, Kinderhook

(on the grounds of the Luykas Van Alen House)

The Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse is a 19th-century building that served as a school into the 1940s. It takes its name from Washington Irving's schoolteacher in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Irving's Ichabod Crane character was modeled after Jesse Merwin, the schoolmaster who taught in this school district at the time of Irving's visits to this area in the mid nineteenth century.

The schoolhouse was moved to the Luykas Van Alen House property in 1974 and is restored to its 1920s appearance. It is included in the tour of the Van Alen House and welcomes school groups for a hands-on, one-room-school experience in the spring and fall.

Hours:
Saturday 10:00am to 4:00pm

Sunday  Noon to 4:00pm

June 4 through Columbus Day

Admission (includes Luykas Van Alen House):
Regular admission: $5

Members, Children 12 and under, and Seniors: Free

The Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse is located on Route 9H, just south of the Village of Kinderhook on the property of the Luykas Van Alen House.

Ticket Information

Columbia County Historical Society Museum and the James Vanderpoel House: $5

Luykas Van Alen House and the Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse: $5

Joint ticket that includes admission to all four sites: $7

Admission to all CCHS sites is always free for members of CCHS, Seniors 65 and older and kids 12 and under.