Bevier House Museum

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location= Marbletown, New York
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 53
lat_seconds = 25
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 74
long_minutes = 6
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long_direction = W
locmapin = New York
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built =1680
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architecture= Colonial
added = March 12 2002
visitation_num = 1,000
visitation_year = 2005Cite web|url=http://www.dailyfreeman.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1769&dept_id=74969&newsid=14320659&PAG=461&rfi=9|title=Starting Out on a Civil Note|accessdate=2008-04-30|publisher=Journal Register|year=2005-04-11|author=Jonathan Ment|work=Daily Freeman]
governing_body = Ulster County Historical Society
refnum=02000135cite 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] The Bevier House Museum, referred to simply as the Bevier House prior to its conversion from a private residence, is located in Marbletown, near Kingston, New York. The house is also the home of the Ulster County Historical Society and is currently open to the public as a museum.

Bevier House is believed to have been constructed around 1680 by Andries Pieterse Van Leuvan. The original part of the house, currently the kitchen, was designed in the Dutch style and was probably a one-room, one-story structure. In 1715 the house was bought by Louis Bevier, son of the New Paltz patentee,cite book | title=The Bevier Family: The Descendants of Louis Bevier, Patentee of New Paltz| last=Hasbrouck| first=Kenneth| coauthors=Katherine Bevier| date=1970| publisher=Huguenot Historical Society] who expanded the structure and operated it as part of a large farm.cite book | title=The Bevier Family: A History of the Descendants of Louis Bevier| last=Bevier| first=Katherine| date=2000| pages=19| publisher=Higginson Book Company] The house was donated to the Historical Society in 1938 after being used by seven generations of the Bevier Family between 1715 and 1939, during which it was expanded to the two-story building currently standing.Cite web|url=http://www.dailyfreeman.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=11427171&BRD=1769&PAG=461&dept_id=74969&rfi=6|title=Simple Treasures|accessdate=2008-04-30|publisher=Journal Register|year=2004-05-03|author=Hallie Arnold|work=Daily Freeman]

The museum displays a series of additions and renovationsclarifyme that explain its history and provide context for the artifacts donated by the family and numerous others. The museum's collection includes farm implements, home furnishings and decor, and an array of American Civil War memorabilia relating directly to Ulster County. It also includes the earliest-known land grant map for Ulster County.

Ulster County has not yet fully benefitted from historical tourism as much as some of its neighboring counties, and as a result, the museum has relatively few visitors. Significant portions of its collection are not on display. However, the museum is hoping to change this by focusing more on story telling and the interpretation of history, rather than simply gathering artifacts.

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* [http://www.bevierhousemuseum.org/ Bevier House Museum]