Trumpbour Homestead Farm
Why it's listed
Trumpbour Homestead Farm occupies an upland plain about a mile west of the Hudson River in Saugerties, with distant views toward the Catskills. Its core is a one-and-one-half-story limestone house, begun about 1732 as a one-room dwelling and enlarged around 1760 into a longer plan with a central hall. Family tradition credits Valentin Fiere with building the first section for his daughter and her husband, Johannes Trumpbour. The house is set into a hillside with a partly exposed basement, a siting the nomination links to German rather than Dutch building habits. Other contributing buildings include a mid-nineteenth-century brick tenant house with a barn, and a Federal-period farmhouse remodeled in the 1920s. A 1950 barn and a mobile home do not contribute. The farm was listed because one Palatine family worked it for nine generations, leaving a record of settlement, dairy farming and changing domestic life.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the farm is significant for nine generations of continuous occupation by a Palatine settlement-period family, beginning as early as 1732. The main house embodies pre-Revolutionary stone vernacular housing of Ulster County and shows a possible German variant through its hillside siting. The farm's later buildings document changes in farming and family life through the early twentieth century.
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 85002422, listed September 19, 1985. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1789 Old Kings Hwy., Saugerties |
|---|---|
| County | Ulster County |
| Listed | September 19, 1985 |
| Reference number | 85002422 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c. 1732-c. 1920s |
| Architect / builder | unknown |
| Architectural style | Vernacular stone house (Palatine German/Hudson Valley vernacular) |
| Areas of significance | Exploration/Settlement, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Occupied and in agricultural and private residential use; condition listed as good, altered, on its original site. |
| Acreage | 81 |
| Within district | Asbury Historic District |
| Coordinates | 42.14211, -73.95107 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 85002422.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7847795
- This listing as JSON
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