Lindenwald Martin Van Buren National Historic Site | |
Location | Town of Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York |
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Nearest city | Hudson, New York |
Coordinates | 42°22′10.94″N 73°42′15.14″W / 42.3697056°N 73.7042056°W |
Area | 125 acres (51 ha) |
Built | 1797 |
Architect | Peter Van Ness, Richard Upjohn |
Architectural style | Federal; Gothic Revival |
Visitation | 13,617 (2004) |
Website | Martin Van Buren National Historic Site |
NRHP reference No. | 66000510 (original) 12000406 (increase) |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[2] |
Boundary increase | July 11, 2012[3] |
Designated NHL | July 4, 1961[1] |
Designated NHS | October 26, 1974 |
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site is a unit of the United States National Park Service in Columbia County, New York, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the village of Kinderhook, 125 miles (201 km) north of New York City and 20 miles (32 km) south of Albany. The National Historic Site preserves the Lindenwald estate owned by Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States. Van Buren purchased the 36-room mansion during his presidency in 1839, and it became his home and farm from his leaving office in 1841 until his death in 1862.