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Historic Properties

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Luykas Van Alen House c 1737

​A National Historic Landmark Building.   Open seasonally—summer and fall—along with the Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse. 
 Admissions for the Van Alen House & Ichabod Crane are combined.
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​ VISIT THE OUTDOOR EXHIBIT
      
2589 Route 9H, Kinderhook, NY
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Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse  C 1850

 Admission is combined with the Van Alen House.  A 'Legends and Lore' historical marker names Kinderhook teacher Jesse Merwin as the 'pattern' for Washington Irving's character, 'Ichabod Crane'.

​ ​VISIT THE OUTDOOR EXHIBIT 
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​2589 Route 9H, Kinderhook, NY
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James Vanderpoel House  C 1820

 Open year-long, with special exhibitions from our permanent collection.
Admission fee for the Vanderpoel House   and CCHS Museum & Library is combined.
On View: special exhibitions from our permanent collection.
​OPEN BY APPOINTMENT>
Check for updates on our​ Facebook Page

 
​​Bookstore|Museum Shop on the premises  ​16 Broad Street, Kinderhook, NY

Museum & Research Library
Open by Advance Appointment

The Columbia County Historical Society includes a museum and library, as well as three additional historic properties open to the public. 
To learn more about visiting the CCHS historic properties, tour schedules, directions and admission fees, 
click here. 
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The Columbia County Historical Society Museum & Library includes two galleries of changing exhibitions, a research library and reading room, collection storage, and administrative offices.   
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Multi-site passes are available seasonally for purchase which includes admission to the National Historic Landmark Luykas Van Alen House and the Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse.

Learn more about our  Permanent Collection on our collections page.  
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For more information about regional and genealogical research
at the Barbara P. Rielly Memorial Library,
please view our research options.  

​5 Albany Avenue Kinderhook, NY 12106

     Please check for updates on Instagram or our Facebook Page
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For more information:
ops@CCHSNY.org

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Members enjoy the library free of charge.

Columbia County Historical Society is Chartered in the first instance (Absolute Charter) by the Board of Regents, State Education Department, The University of the State of New York
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CCHS serves residents of all eighteen towns and the City of Hudson. In addition to a research library and permanent collection of more than 15,000 objects, CCHS owns and maintains the Columbia County Historical Society Museum & Library and three additional historic properties: the National Historic Landmark Luykas Van Alen House (1737); James Vanderpoel ‘House of History’ (c.1820); and Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse (c.1850).
Columbia County Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) cultural education organization founded in 1916 and chartered by the NYS Department of Education Board of Regents to collect, preserve, interpret and present the history, heritage and culture of Columbia County, New York, for its residents and visitors. 
The Columbia County  Historical Society
is ​a private 501 (c )(3) nonprofit organization
Chartered by the  Board of Regents
State Education Department, The University of the State of New York

Copyright © 2022,  Columbia County Historical Society
PO Box 311, Five Albany Avenue,  Kinderhook, New York  12106
​ 518 758 9265   |  ops @ cchsny.org
The Columbia County Historical Society is supported in part by the County of Columbia, New York
with the support of Matt Murell, Chairman of the Board at the Columbia County Board of Supervisors.
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Museum Association of New York
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