C. K. Schoonmaker Stone House facts for kids
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C. K. Schoonmaker Stone House
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South elevation, 2008
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 Location in New York
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| Location | Kerhonkson, NY |
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| Nearest city | Kingston |
| Area | 2 acres (8,100 m2) |
| Built | 1840 |
| MPS | Rochester MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000107 |
| Added to NRHP | February 21, 1997 |
The C. K. Schoonmaker Stone House is an old stone house located near Kerhonkson, a small community in Ulster County, New York. It's special because it's a "bank house," meaning it was built right into a hillside. This cool house was built a long time ago, in the early 1800s.
It has stayed mostly the same since it was built. In 1997, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. This means it's recognized as an important historical building.
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Exploring the C. K. Schoonmaker Stone House
The house sits on a large piece of land, about 2 acres (8,100 square meters). It's located on the east side of Queens Highway, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of US 209. The area around it is mostly countryside, with woods and small fields. Many tall locust trees and bushes hide the house a bit from the road. You can also find the old foundation of a barn to the east.
What the House Looks Like
The house has two stories and is made of stone. It's built into a hill, so its basement level is visible from the front (south side). The roof is pointed, like a triangle, and has brick chimneys at each end. On the west side, there's a two-story wooden addition with a flat, sloping roof.
Some parts of the front of the house and its chimney are covered in ivy. All the windows have wooden shutters that open and close.
Entrances and Porches
The main entrance is on the basement level, in the middle of the house. It has a two-story wooden porch that protects it. Above this entrance is a balcony with a railing. Its roof is also pointed and held up by square posts.
At the back of the house, there's another entrance on the upper floor. This one has a long patio. Next to the side addition on the west, there's a basement door with a small, overhanging porch. On the back of the house, a window that sticks out from the roof is located above the main entrance.
Inside the Stone House
When you go through the main entrance, which has windows on the sides and above the door, you'll find a central hallway on both floors. The house has both a modern kitchen and an older one. The old kitchen even has parts of a "beehive oven," which was used for baking a long time ago. Many rooms still have their original features. These include the wall plaster, wide wooden floorboards, and ceiling beams that you can see. Some of the original decorative trim is also still there.
History of the Schoonmaker Stone House
This stone house was built in the early 1800s. It's a special kind of house called a "bank house" because it was built into a hill. This style was popular for a few other houses in the area at the time.
At some point in the late 1900s, a window that stuck out from the roof over the main entrance was removed. Other than that, the house has not had many big changes. It still looks much like it did when it was first built.
