In 1971 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the first building in Kingston listed. At that time it was a contributing property to the small Clinton Avenue Historic District. Four years later, in 1975, the original district was replaced with the larger Kingston Stockade District, which retained the Senate House and all the other properties of the original district.
The house first belonged to Wessel Wesselse Ten Broeck, born about 1636, who emigrated to New Amsterdam from Wessen, in Westphalia in 1659. It is generally described as having been built in 1676, but can be certainly dated to some time before his death in 1704.[2] The ground floor of the house consists of three rooms, lined up along the street, with an entrance hallway between two of the rooms. As is typical of early Dutch houses in the Hudson Valley, the house is of stone, with the exception of the rear wall which is brick, laid in Flemish bond. At the back is a kitchen wing, added early, but somewhat later than the original construction.
^Helen Wilkinson Reynolds, Dutch Houses in the Hudson Valley Before 1776, Payson and Clarke Ltd. for the Holland Society of New York, 1929. Reprinted by Dover Publications Inc. 1965. pp. 219-221
Senate House State Historic Site at NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
National Park Service: Senate House in Kingston
Wildernet information about Senate House
Rachel DuMont, A Brave Little Maid of the Revolution. A true story of the burning of Kingston; for girls and boys, and older people (1884)
January 01, 1970
senate, house, state, historic, site, located, fair, street, kingston, york, united, states, during, revolutionary, york, first, constitutional, convention, there, april, 1777, adopted, first, york, state, constitution, after, month, senate, fled, british, tro. The Senate House State Historic Site is located on Fair Street in Kingston New York United States During the Revolutionary War New York s First Constitutional Convention met there and on April 20 1777 adopted the first New York State Constitution After one month the Senate fled the British troops who were advancing from Manhattan The Senate House and much of Kingston was burned in retribution It has served as a museum from the late 19th century Currently it is owned and operated by the New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation Senate HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtContributing propertyNorth elevation 2007Show map of New YorkShow map of the United StatesLocationKingston New YorkCoordinates41 56 6 28 N 74 1 8 8 W 41 9350778 N 74 019111 W 41 9350778 74 019111Built1676Architectural styleDutch ColonialPart ofKingston Stockade DistrictNRHP reference No 71000564 1 Added to NRHPAugust 12 1971 In 1971 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places the first building in Kingston listed At that time it was a contributing property to the small Clinton Avenue Historic District Four years later in 1975 the original district was replaced with the larger Kingston Stockade District which retained the Senate House and all the other properties of the original district The house first belonged to Wessel Wesselse Ten Broeck born about 1636 who emigrated to New Amsterdam from Wessen in Westphalia in 1659 It is generally described as having been built in 1676 but can be certainly dated to some time before his death in 1704 2 The ground floor of the house consists of three rooms lined up along the street with an entrance hallway between two of the rooms As is typical of early Dutch houses in the Hudson Valley the house is of stone with the exception of the rear wall which is brick laid in Flemish bond At the back is a kitchen wing added early but somewhat later than the original construction See also edit nbsp Hudson Valley portal List of New York State Historic Sites List of the oldest buildings in New York National Register of Historic Places listings in Ulster County New YorkReferences edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service January 23 2007 Helen Wilkinson Reynolds Dutch Houses in the Hudson Valley Before 1776 Payson and Clarke Ltd for the Holland Society of New York 1929 Reprinted by Dover Publications Inc 1965 pp 219 221External links editHistoric American Buildings Survey HABS No NY 4360 Senate House Kingston Ulster County NY 3 photos supplemental material Senate House State Historic Site at NYS Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation National Park Service Senate House in Kingston Wildernet information about Senate House Archeology at the Senate House Rachel DuMont A Brave Little Maid of the Revolution A true story of the burning of Kingston for girls and boys and older people 1884 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Senate House State Historic Site amp oldid 1090930738, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
