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Luykas Van Alen House
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The Van Alen house is undergoing restoration during the 2006 season. This project was funded by a generous grant from the Federal Save America's Treasures program, the New York State Environmental Protection Fund, foundations, and individuals. Visits to the site may be arranged by contacting the Society.
Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968, the Luykas Van Alen House is a restored house museum representing 18th-century rural Dutch farm life. The house, featuring parapet gables, Dutch doors, and entrance stoops, stands as a testament to traditional Dutch architecture in the Hudson River Valley.
The Luykas Van Alen House interior is typical of the domestic settings in which many Hudson Valley Dutch farmers and merchants lived and worked. Large, jambless fireplaces dominate each room, with iron cooking utensils and period furnishings preserving a moment in time.
Children's programs take place over the summer months. School groups enjoy hands-on activities in the spring and fall, such as preparing cookie dough for an 18th-century recipe and hetcheling flax in the garret.
Following the restoration of the Van Alen House, the furnishings will be reinstalled for the 2007 season. Visitors during the 2006 season will see the c1850 one-room Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse, learn about the Native American habitation at the site based upon the archeological findings of two recent excavations, and witness historic preservation in progress.
The Van Alen house is undergoing restoration during the 2006 season. This project was funded by a generous grant from the Federal Save America's Treasures program, the New York State Environmental Protection Fund, foundations, and individuals. Visits to the site may be arranged by contacting the Society.
Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968, the Luykas Van Alen House is a restored house museum representing 18th-century rural Dutch farm life. The house, featuring parapet gables, Dutch doors, and entrance stoops, stands as a testament to traditional Dutch architecture in the Hudson River Valley.
The Luykas Van Alen House interior is typical of the domestic settings in which many Hudson Valley Dutch farmers and merchants lived and worked. Large, jambless fireplaces dominate each room, with iron cooking utensils and period furnishings preserving a moment in time.
Children's programs take place over the summer months. School groups enjoy hands-on activities in the spring and fall, such as preparing cookie dough for an 18th-century recipe and hetcheling flax in the garret.
Following the restoration of the Van Alen House, the furnishings will be reinstalled for the 2007 season. Visitors during the 2006 season will see the c1850 one-room Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse, learn about the Native American habitation at the site based upon the archeological findings of two recent excavations, and witness historic preservation in progress.