Bevier House Museum facts for kids
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Bevier House Museum
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 Location in New York
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| Location | 2687 NY 209, Marbletown, New York |
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| Built | ca.1680 |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| Visitation | 1,000 (2005) |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000135 |
| Added to NRHP | March 12, 2002 |
The Bevier House Museum is a special place located in Marbletown, New York, close to Kingston, New York. It used to be a private home, but now it's a museum that everyone can visit. It's also the home of the Ulster County Historical Society, which helps preserve local history.
A Look Back in Time
The Bevier House is very old! People believe it was built around the year 1680. The first part of the house, which is now the kitchen, was probably a small, one-room building. It was built in the Dutch style, which was common back then.
How the House Grew
In 1715, a man named Louis Bevier, Jr. bought the house for 440 pounds. He was the son of one of the first settlers in New Paltz. Louis Bevier, Jr. made the house bigger and used it as part of a large farm. The Bevier family lived in this house for seven generations, from 1715 until 1939. During that time, they kept adding to it, making it the two-story building you see today.
In 1938, the Bevier family gave the house to the Ulster County Historical Society. This made it possible for the house to become a museum and share its history with more people. In 2002, the Bevier House was added to the National Register of Historic Places. This is a list of important historical places in the United States.
What You Can See Inside
The Bevier House Museum shows how the house changed over hundreds of years. It has many interesting things that were donated by the Bevier family and others.
Museum Collections
When you visit, you can see:
- Old farm implements (tools used for farming)
- Furniture and decorations from different time periods
- Items from the American Civil War that are connected to Ulster County
- The oldest known map of land grants for Ulster County
These collections help tell the story of the house and the people who lived there.
