Jacob Bookstaver House

The Jacob Bookstaver House is located off Albany Post Road in Orange County, New York's Town of Montgomery, not far from The Smith House. It has been a Registered Historic Place since 1996.

Jacob Bookstaver House
The house in 2007
LocationTown of Montgomery, NY
Nearest cityNewburgh
Coordinates41°34′23″N 74°13′26″W / 41.57306°N 74.22389°W / 41.57306; -74.22389
Built1779
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.96000558
Added to NRHP1996

Bookstaver, a Palatine German, was among the earliest settlers of the town. After spending his first winter in a makeshift cave with several other settlers and their families, he bought an 800-acre (320 ha) tract including the current location of the house with three partners in 1735.[1] The original portion of the current house was built in 1779, with the Greek Revival wing added by his descendants in 1850.[1]

The house was added to the Register in 1996.

References

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  1. ^ a b Eurich, Robert C. and Williams, Robert L., Old Houses of Hanover: Historic Sites of the Town of Montgomery, Orange County, New York, Springhill Press, Middletown NY, 1994, 54.