Grasmere (Rhinebeck, New York)
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Grasmere is a national historic district
and estate located at Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York
. It consists of 12 contributing buildings and four contributing structures. The main house was originally built about 1824 and expanded about 1861 and in 1907-1908. The original house was built on the ruins of General Richard Montgomery
's (1738 – 1775) c. 1775 manor house destroyed by fire in 1823. It is a three story brick dwelling with restrainted classically inspired design. It sits on a stone foundation and has a hipped roof. In addition to the manor house the contributing buildings / structures include: a barn, three garages, five sheds, the formal gardens, stone walls / gateposts, two corn crib
s, two tenant houses (c. 1916), and a stone stable complex (c. 1901). By the mid-19th century tavern, it included as dependencies the separately listed Benner House
, Fredenburg House
, and Steenburg Tavern
.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1987.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
and estate located at Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York
Dutchess County, New York
Dutchess County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. The 2010 census lists the population as 297,488...
. It consists of 12 contributing buildings and four contributing structures. The main house was originally built about 1824 and expanded about 1861 and in 1907-1908. The original house was built on the ruins of General Richard Montgomery
Richard Montgomery
Richard Montgomery was an Irish-born soldier who first served in the British Army. He later became a brigadier-general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and he is most famous for leading the failed 1775 invasion of Canada.Montgomery was born and raised in Ireland...
's (1738 – 1775) c. 1775 manor house destroyed by fire in 1823. It is a three story brick dwelling with restrainted classically inspired design. It sits on a stone foundation and has a hipped roof. In addition to the manor house the contributing buildings / structures include: a barn, three garages, five sheds, the formal gardens, stone walls / gateposts, two corn crib
Corn crib
A corn crib or corncrib is a type of granary used to dry and store corn. It is also known as a cornhouse or corn house, though this term can refer to any granary....
s, two tenant houses (c. 1916), and a stone stable complex (c. 1901). By the mid-19th century tavern, it included as dependencies the separately listed Benner House
Benner House
The Benner House is located on Mill Street in the village of Rhinebeck, New York, United States, just off US 9. It was built by a German immigrant, Johannes Benner, in the 1730s. It is the oldest house in the Village of Rhinebeck....
, Fredenburg House
Fredenburg House
Fredenburg House is a historic home located at Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York. It was built about 1716 and is a -story, rectangular, gable-roofed farmhouse built into a slight hillside. It is an example of 18th-century regional vernacular German architecture...
, and Steenburg Tavern
Steenburg Tavern
Steenburg Tavern is a historic Revolutionary War-era tavern located at Rhinecliff, Dutchess County, New York. It was originally built about 1755 and expanded in the late 18th century. It is a four bay wide, two bay deep stone building built into a hillside. It features a sweeping gable roof and...
.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1987.