Click Here to Watch the short video on the Luykas Van Alen House
by Institute of Classical Architecture & Art board member and
architect John B. Murray
by Institute of Classical Architecture & Art board member and
architect John B. Murray
1737 Luykas Van Alen House
Built 1737
Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1967
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Built 1737
Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1967
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The Columbia County Historical Society owns four historic properties including the CCHS Museum & Library open to the public.
To learn more about the museum and library, our changing exhibitions and research library, click here.
To learn more about the museum and library, our changing exhibitions and research library, click here.
Luykas Van Alen House - 1737
Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1967, the Luykas Van Alen house is a restored house museum representing 18th century rural Dutch farm life in the Hudson River Valley.
Called “...one of the most authentic examples of early Dutch architecture remaining in the United States.” by then-Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. |
Luykas Van Alen House The Van Alen Family were early Dutch settlers in the Hudson Valley of New York.
This property, comprising nearly 40 acres, was purchased from the native Mohicans in the 1730s. Also available on the property is the Dutch Farming Heritage Trail linking the Luykas Van Alen property with the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, 'Lindenwald'.
No Dogs are allowed on the Trail. The trail is open 7 days from Dawn until Dusk. |
The Luykas Van Alen House
Tours of the interior are offered seasonally along with the Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse by guided tour. Admissions for the Van Alen House & Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse are combined. |
