Rombout House is a historic home located at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York. It was built about 1854 on land that had been part of the original British royal Rombout Patent of 1685 and is a 2+12-story, three-bay-wide, Hudson River Bracketed architectural style dwelling. It sits on a raised basement and features a central pavilion. It has been owned by Vassar College since 1915.[2]

Rombout House
Rombout House in September 2013
Rombout House is located in New York
Rombout House
Rombout House is located in the United States
Rombout House
LocationNew Hackensack Rd., Poughkeepsie, New York
Coordinates41°40′47″N 73°53′39″W / 41.67972°N 73.89417°W / 41.67972; -73.89417
Arealess than one acre
Built1854
Architectural styleBracketed Style
MPSPoughkeepsie MRA
NRHP reference No.82001162[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 26, 1982

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Townley McElhiney Sharp (August 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Rombout House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2011-01-08.