{"nrhp_refnum":"87001070","name":"Steenburg Tavern","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"US 9","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rhinebeck","county":"Dutchess County","state":"NY","lat":41.91004100200007,"lon":-73.90863269599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-07-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-stage stone dwelling on the west side of Route 9, about a mile south of the village of Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York. The original block dates from about 1750, with a northern block added around 1780-90, plus a carriage barn and privy.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a rare and distinctive example of eighteenth-century Hudson River regional ethnic vernacular architecture, probably linked to Palatine German builders. It shows how a one-room house grew into a two-room plan and retains a rare surviving smoking chamber in the garret. Its side-wall entrances differ from other German-type stone houses. Two intact nineteenth-century outbuildings and a secluded rural setting add to its value.","narrative":"Set back from busy Route 9 about a mile south of Rhinebeck village, this stone house began as a one-room dwelling around 1750 and was extended northward around 1780-90. It has thick, roughly coursed stone walls, a broad gable roof, Dutch-style double doors and six-over-six windows. The front is stuccoed and the gable ends are clad in horizontal boards. A twentieth-century kitchen wing, shed dormer and rear deck were added later. Inside, exposed beams, wide floorboards and a corner stair survive, along with a rare smoking chamber in the garret. Local tradition remembers it as a Revolutionary War era tavern and later as a dependency of the Livingston family's Grasmere estate. Its builder and first occupants are unknown. The house is valued as a clear example of Hudson Valley vernacular building, probably tied to Palatine German settlers, and for showing how such houses grew from one room to two. A mid-to-late nineteenth-century carriage barn and privy also survive in a wooded, secluded setting.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Regional ethnic vernacular stone house (Hudson Valley Dutch, French and German tradition)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and used as a private residence; no threats known.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.629633-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/87001070.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"90002219","name":"Hudson River Heritage Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/hudson-river-heritage-historic-district-90002219/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312608","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steenburg_Tavern","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14707359"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/dutchess-county/steenburg-tavern-87001070/"}