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George Rymph House

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On the south, the windows, entrance and facade treatment of the first story are identical to that of the east. The portico-roof is supported by narrow metal poles, but is otherwise the same as its larger counterpart on the east. The gable field above it similarly set in clapboard, however, has two
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near the roof and foundation lines on the south of the main entrance. A short set of unpainted wooden steps leads up to a porch of the same material, with guardrails on the sides. Two plain square pillars support the gabled portico roof, with
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surround, topped by blocks with bulls-eye centers, sets off the main entrance door. Above it, on the lintel, is carved "GR 1769". The door itself has four lights on its top and four wooden panels below.
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split, putting the Rymph House on its own 2.1 acres (8,500 m) parcel. This allowed the organization to offer the property for sale or lease the following year to a person or entity willing to
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Rymph eventually expanded the farmstead to 600 acres (240 ha). On his death in 1791, the house and land were left to his wife and ten children. They remained on the land, gradually
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on the property, and the Anderson Center for Autism a thousand feet (300 m) to the north. On the opposite side of the road, is a large tract of unbroken woods extending almost to
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The stone on the west elevation is not stuccoed, only painted. A single narrow one-over-one separates the south corner from a shed-roofed addition with modern siding and paired
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in each face. On the north is another, similar addition, larger and with a smaller gabled roof. It has almost continuous screened windows, serving as a
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Inside, the house has many of its interior features intact. It has a central hall with wide planked wooden flooring. In the rooms are original
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bought the property. The house has been vacant since then. Scenic Hudson has been trying to sell or lease the house to a party interested in
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roof sheathed in asphalt shingles and pierced by brick chimneys on either end. There are additions on the north and west sides, and small
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a quarter-mile (400 m) to the west. It is extensively wooded, with a few clearings for a nearby yacht club to the south, the former
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He never sold the entire property, but did sell some of it. Johannes George Rymph (sometimes spelled Rim in records from the era), a
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and the Enderkill in 1763 as a retirement property. Financial problems five years later forced him to offer the property for sale.
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were visible and unpainted on all sides. The size and form of the house, as well as features of the roof like the steeply
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stretching west from the river. The following year he built the house, carving his initials and the year 1769 in the
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they established with the remaining portion of George Rymph's original 1768 purchase. They also remodeled it in a
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smooth-arched one-over-one double-hung sash windows. The roofline treatment matches that on the east cross-gable.
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At that time it looked somewhat different. It was limited to the current main block, and did not have its
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over the main entrance was added. At some point after that, the interior was remodeled to contemporary
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The house is located on the west side of the road roughly 1.4 miles (2.3 km) north of the
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it over the 19th century. Around 1850, the house was altered for the first time, when the
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who owned most of the surrounding property at the time. Several renovations, including a
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in 1993, as the second oldest house in Hyde Park, and oldest stone house in the town.
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From its establishment in the first years of the 18th century, Hyde Park, named for
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houses in Hyde Park, the oldest stone house, and second-oldest house overall in the
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of the time. the house's center-hall, double-pile interior plan, topped by a
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in the gable field. To its sides, each bay has one double-hung six-over-six
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Dutchess County, New York
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mark the roofline. The gable field above the main entrance is built of
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
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The Dominicans still owned the property when it was added to the
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The Rymphs owned the house until 1915, when they sold it to the
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from another of the organization's parks across the river, the
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
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columns and further obscuring its original appearance.
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The house's main block is a one-and-a-half-story three-
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
A single-story white house with green trim and a pointed roof, pierced by two brick chimneys at either end, over its main door. There are bare trees in back, but the lawn is green.
George Rymph House is located in New York
George Rymph House is located in the United States
Hyde Park, NY
Poughkeepsie, NY
41°49′21″N 73°56′9″W / 41.82250°N 73.93583°W / 41.82250; -73.93583
Gothic Revival
93000863
historic house
Albany Post Road
U.S. Route 9
Hyde Park, New York
German immigrant
National Register of Historic Places
Revolutionary
town
Dominican Fathers
stucco
caretaker
conservation
Scenic Hudson
restoring
preserving
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Hyde Park
hamlet
Staatsburg
Hudson River
summer camp

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