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The Senate House State Historic Site is located on Fair Street in Kingston, New York, United States. New York State was established there in 1777, during the Revolutionary War.After one month, the Senate fled the British troops who were advancing from Manhattan. The Senate House and much of Kingston was burned in retribution. It has served as a museum from the late 19th century. Currently it is owned and operated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.In 1971 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the first building in Kingston listed. At that time it was a contributing property to the small Clinton Avenue Historic District. Four years later, in 1975, the original district was replaced with the larger Kingston Stockade District, which retained the Senate House and all the other properties of the original district.The house first belonged to Wessel Wesselse Ten Broeck, born about 1636, who emigrated to New Amsterdam from Wessen, in Westphalia in 1659. It is generally described as having been built in 1676, but can be certainly dated to some time before his death in 1704. The ground floor of the house consists of three rooms, lined up along the street, with an entrance hallway between two of the rooms. As is typical of early Dutch houses in the Hudson Valley, the house is of stone, with the exception of the rear wall which is brick, laid in Flemish bond. At the back is a kitchen wing, added early, but somewhat later than the original construction.

Address: 296 Fair St, Kingston, NY 12401, USA
Phone: (914) 338-2786
State: New York
County: Ulster County
City: Stockade District
Zip Code: 12401



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I see the staff of the Senate House from an unusual perspective. I play banjo with the Fiddle 'n' Folk Jam that the Senate House allows us to have on their grounds every Wednesday from noon until one. The excitement that the members of the staff show as they scurry around with their tour groups, children of all ages, is contagious. Their information is spot on and imparted in a charming and knowledgeable way.
10 years ago (07-05-2015)
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