Elmendorph Inn
The Elmendorph Inn , often spelled Elmendorf Inn , is the oldest structure in the Village of Red Hook in New York , United States . It is located on the north side of the intersection of North Broadway ( US Highway 9 ) and Cherry Street, one block north of New York State Route 199 .
It was built in the mid-18th century to serve as a resting place for travelers on Albany Post Road . It became the town hall of the Town of Red Hook in the 1810s and remained so for several decades. It has had a long line of owners, the Elmendorphs being the first known by name owners of the house, which was expanded and renovated in the 1830s and eventually became a residential home. After the last renovation, it became a community center. On September 20, 1978, the structure was entered on the National Register of Historic Places .
Building
The building is a two-story, nine yokes comprehensive structure in wood frame construction with verschindelten outer walls and a modified Gambreldach , sitting on the four fireplaces brick. There is an extension on the back. The location of the house is only two buildings north of the Village Diners, which is also registered in the National Register .
The interior is largely from the early 19th century, such as the wooden doors, the plastered wooden walls, the banisters and the exposed ceiling beams. The central hall has a circular wall to accommodate the stairs. There are traces of the expansion, such as bricked-up open chimneys.
history
Records of owners and additions to 18th century Red Hook are sparse, as most of the land in the village was owned and leased by Henry Beekman. The residents of the village only decided to incorporate it as a village in 1894 after a fire destroyed many older buildings in the village - which further complicates historical research. The construction date of the Inn in the middle of the 19th century is assumed due to its architecture and because the surrounding properties were first leased in this period.
For most of the 18th century, Red Hook consisted of only a few houses and served as a resting point for travelers on Albany Post Road (now US Highway 9). In 1785 the inn became the regular stop on the carriage service between New York City and Albany. The name Elmendoprph's Inn first appears on a map from 1797, and in 1811 it was known as Loop's Hotel ; the then owner Jacob Loop is the first notarized owner of the then 12.5 acre (around five hectare property.
The Red Hook Town Board first met at the inn in 1815; This meeting was followed by many recorded meetings at this point. The first Dutchess County Fair also took place on the grounds of the inn. When Loop died in 1819, a George Ring bought the property. He also opened a shop in 1819, but was apparently unsuccessful as the property and building were foreclosed by the sheriff in 1825 . On the day of the auction, the buyer transferred it to Peter DeReimer, who sold it to a Jacobus Eckhart in 1827.
Sometime in the 1830s, the inn was expanded to its present size at both ends in the north and south. The original gambrel roof was re-covered and got its current appearance, which is more reminiscent of a gable roof . Inside, the house was redecorated in Federal style ; many of these improvements have been preserved.
The next owner, David Wagner, lived here for a while before buying the inn in 1835. The town council's meetings took place here until 1842. Three years later, Wager made part of the site available to the local Epicopal Methodist for use as a cemetery. Shortly before his death, he sold the property to Augustus Martin, an MP in the New York State Assembly and city manager .
It was the Martins family who ended commercial use of the building and converted it into a two-family house. Edward Martin opened a school there, which at least in the 1890s also included a kindergarten . The house remained in the family's property until 1933. On the dam, the parcel was divided, so that today the property only has an area of around 20 acres . Heating and installations were installed during the 20th century.
The house slowly fell into disrepair and was threatened with demolition in 1977 when a civic group called Friends of Elmendorph bought it and renovated it over the next 12 years. A porch at the front of the house that existed when it was entered on the National Register was later removed, as was some of the clapboard to reveal the original shingle.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Larry Gobrecht: National Register of Historic Places nomination, Elmendorph Inn ( English ) New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
- ↑ a b c Historic Elemdorph Inn - The Inn ( English ) Friends of Elemendorph. 2009. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
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Coordinates: 41 ° 59 ′ 50 " N , 73 ° 52 ′ 26" W.