Riverby
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Riverby was the estate of American naturalist John Burroughs
1837-1921, who wrote and created a genre of naturalist essays. Riverby is also the title of one of John Burrough's books, published in 1904, and is also the name of an edition of his collected works. Burrough's study at Riverby is a National Historic Landmark
.
The Riverby estate is located above the west bank of the Hudson River
, in the town of West Park
, in Ulster County, New York
. Burroughs bought a 9 acres (36,421.7 m²) farm there in 1873, and added additional land later. The estate included a main house, a writing study lower on the slope towards the Hudson River, a building that his son lived in during years when Burroughs primarily used the study, and other buildings.
In the study, which looks east over the Hudson River, Burroughs wrote Fresh Fields (1884), Signs and Seasons (1886), Indoor Studies (1889), and Riverby (1894), and he edited other works.
Theodore Roosevelt
and many others visited John in the study.
He also wrote in Woodchuck Lodge
, a lodge in Roxbury in the western Catskills of Delaware County, New York
, that he used from 1908 on, and Slabsides
, a cabin one mile (1.6 km) east of Riverby that he used in summers from 1895 on.
The study was declared a National Historic Landmark
in 1968. The study is lined with books and, up to 1975 at least, had been preserved essentially as Burroughs left it.
The home is maintained by the Burroughs Society.
The collection of buildings on the estate has been split up among the heirs, and they discourage visiting the site.
John Burroughs
John Burroughs was an American naturalist and essayist important in the evolution of the U.S. conservation movement. According to biographers at the American Memory project at the Library of Congress,...
1837-1921, who wrote and created a genre of naturalist essays. Riverby is also the title of one of John Burrough's books, published in 1904, and is also the name of an edition of his collected works. Burrough's study at Riverby is a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
.
The Riverby estate is located above the west bank of the Hudson River
Hudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...
, in the town of West Park
West Park, New York
West Park is a hamlet on the west side of the Hudson River in the Town of Esopus, Ulster County, New York, United States.Holy Cross Monastery, an Anglican monastery of the Order of the Holy Cross, is located in West Park....
, in Ulster County, New York
Ulster County, New York
Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at...
. Burroughs bought a 9 acres (36,421.7 m²) farm there in 1873, and added additional land later. The estate included a main house, a writing study lower on the slope towards the Hudson River, a building that his son lived in during years when Burroughs primarily used the study, and other buildings.
In the study, which looks east over the Hudson River, Burroughs wrote Fresh Fields (1884), Signs and Seasons (1886), Indoor Studies (1889), and Riverby (1894), and he edited other works.
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
and many others visited John in the study.
He also wrote in Woodchuck Lodge
Woodchuck Lodge
Woodchuck Lodge, also known as John Burroughs Memorial State Historic Site is in Roxbury in the western Catskills of Delaware County, New York, was a summertime home of naturalist John Burroughs. He is buried here, at the foot of a rock on which he played as a child...
, a lodge in Roxbury in the western Catskills of Delaware County, New York
Delaware County, New York
Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of 2010 the population was 47,980. The county seat is Delhi. It is named after the Delaware River, which was named in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, appointed governor of Virginia in 1609.-History:When counties...
, that he used from 1908 on, and Slabsides
Slabsides
Slabsides is the log cabin built by naturalist John Burroughs and his son on a nine-acre wooded and hilly tract in 1895 one mile east of Riverby, his home in West Park, New York...
, a cabin one mile (1.6 km) east of Riverby that he used in summers from 1895 on.
The study was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1968. The study is lined with books and, up to 1975 at least, had been preserved essentially as Burroughs left it.
The home is maintained by the Burroughs Society.
The collection of buildings on the estate has been split up among the heirs, and they discourage visiting the site.