Sixteen Mile District
Also known as: See Also:Clermont; Rokeby; Montgomery Place
Why it's listed
Along the eastern shore of the Hudson River, midway between New York and Albany, about thirty contiguous estates form a district stretching through the towns of Clermont, Red Hook, Rhinebeck and Hyde Park. The district also takes in the riverfront parts of the landings at Rhinecliff, Barrytown and Tivoli. Roughly three hundred buildings and sites lie within it, including main houses, gatehouses, barns, carriage houses and tenant houses. Most estates trace to the Livingston family and its descendants, among them Clermont, The Pynes, Callendar House, Teviot and the Mills Mansion. Ownership today includes private families, the State of New York, Bard College and religious institutions. The area is also tied to transportation history: Robert Fulton's steamship Clermont made its maiden voyage in 1807, and the Hudson River Railroad opened in 1851. Smaller eighteenth-century Palatine houses and documented Woodland period archeological sites add further layers. Some losses have occurred, including two houses in 1977.
Significance in brief: The district preserves a concentrated group of country estates tied to the Livingston family and their descendants, with architecture from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries. It also reflects Hudson River transportation history, including Fulton's steamship Clermont and the 1851 railroad, as well as Palatine settlement and Native American archeological sites.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 79001571, listed March 7, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | W of Clermont along Hudson River, Clermont |
|---|---|
| County | Columbia County |
| Listed | March 7, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79001571 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | Includes works by Stanford White, Harrie Lindeberg, Hoppin & Koen, Trowbridge & Livingston, and Johnston Redmond (individual buildings) |
| Architectural style | Varied estate architecture including Georgian, Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate and Jacobethan |
| Areas of significance | Landscape Architecture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Mixed condition and ownership: some estates are privately owned and intact, three are state-owned, others are held by institutions; Ankony and Leacote were lost in 1977 and Wyndclyffe is seriously deteriorated. |
| Acreage | 12100 |
| Within district | Hudson River Heritage Historic District |
| Coordinates | 41.85356, -73.93955 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 79001571.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7533053
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.