The William Decker House is located on New Prospect Road in the Town of Shawangunk, New York, United States, at the center of the onetime hamlet of Dwaarkill, on the banks of the creek of the same name. It was built by early settler Garrett Decker in 1730 and later expanded on significantly by William in 1776.[1]
William Decker House | |
 House in 2007, with restaurant additions visible | |
| Location | Town of Shawangunk, NY |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Middletown |
| Coordinates | 41°38′51″N 74°15′49″W / 41.64750°N 74.26361°W |
| Built | 1730, 1776 |
| Architect | Garrett Decker |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001815 |
| Added to NRHP | 1983 |
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 (NRHP reference Number 83001815)[2] and recently was joined to a more recently constructed building to serve as the Colonial Inn 1776 restaurant. On March 24, 2008, a fire destroyed the restaurant. The house itself suffered only minimal damage.[3]
References
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- ^ Reynolds, Helen Wilkinson (2005). Dutch Houses in the Hudson Valley Before 1776. New York, USA: The Holland Society. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-4862-1469-6.
- ^ "NP Gallery Digital Asset Management System". National Park Service. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ Bosch, Adam (2008-03-25). "Restaurant destroyed in fire". Times-Herald Record. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
Firefighters were able to save a historic stone house attached to the restaurant. The William Decker House, which is on the National Register of Historic Places and was built in 1730, suffered only minor interior smoke damage, Budney said.
External links
edit- Sale listing for house and restaurant.