Van Alen House

Infobox_nrhp | name = Luycas Van Alen House
nrhp_type = nhl
locmapin = New York


caption = East profile and south elevation, 2008
location = Kinderhook, NY
nearest_city= Hudson
area =
built =1737
architect=
architecture= Colonial, Other
designated = December 24, 1967cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=741&ResourceType=Building
title=Van Alen House|date=2007-09-07|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = December 24, 1967cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Historical Society of Columbia County
refnum=67000011The Van Alen House or Luykas Van Alen House is a historic Dutch brick farmhouse built in approximately 1737 in the Hudson River valley. Located on NY 9H, about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Kinderhook in Columbia County, New York and 2 miles (3.2 km) south of US 9, the house is a National Historic Landmark. It is currently a museum showing colonial life.It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1967.

References

External links

* [http://www.cchsny.org/prog_links_sites_1.html Columbia County Historical Society info, pic]
* [http://www.hvnet.com/alist/alist_columbia_luykasvanalen.htm HVNET.com info, pic]
* [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=pphhphoto&fileName=ny/ny0500/ny0514/photos/browse.db&action=browse&recNum=0&title2=Adam%20Van%20Alen%20House,%20Kinderhook%20Creek%20Vicinity,%20Kinderhook,%20Columbia%20County,%20NY&displayType=1&itemLink=r?pp/hh:@FIELD(DOCID+@BAND(@lit(NY0514))) Van Alen House, 4 photos and 10 measured drawings] , at Historic American Buildings Survey