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Historic Huguenot Street is located in New Paltz, New York, approximately 90 miles (140 km) north of New York City.The seven stone houses and several accompanying structures in the 10-acre National Landmark Historic District were likely built in the early 18th century by Huguenot settlers fleeing discrimination and religious persecution in France and what's now southern Belgium.
An 1875 map of the town of New Paltz; the village was created in the central portion. New Paltz was founded in 1678 by French Huguenots settlers, including Louis DuBois, who had taken refuge in Mannheim, Germany, for a brief period of time, being married there in 1655, before emigrating to the Dutch colony of New Netherland in 1660 with his family.
french huguenots who founded new paltz in 1677 had used enslaved africans for construction and farm work as early as 1673. by 1790, 179 enslaved african-americans and 9 free persons of color lived in new paltz. slavery officially ended in new york state in 1827, but many african-americans remained in servitude until 1848.
NY 208, south of New Paltz: Gardiner: Stone house built 1772 by New Paltz Huguenot descendant; one-room schoolhouse on property built 1838. 111: Lattingtown Baptist Church: Lattingtown Baptist Church: October 20, 2010 : 425 Old Indian Road
The Jean Hasbrouck House is a historic house on Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz, New York. Built in 1721, it is one of the best examples of colonial Dutch architecture in stone in the United States. [3] The house is a National Historic Landmark and is part of the larger Huguenot Street Historic District, also a National Historic Landmark.
The town of New Paltz was founded in 1678 by French Huguenots by both patent from the governor and purchase from the local Esopus tribe of the Lenape people.Prior to the purchase of New Paltz during the 17th century, the Esopus tribe had been pressured off much of their land which is now present day Ulster and Sullivan counties, because of conflicts known as the Esopus Wars.
Du Bois stone "fort house" on Huguenot Street in New Paltz, New York, now serves as a visitor center and museum. Louis Du Bois (21 October 1626 – 1696) was a Huguenot colonist in New Netherland who, with two of his sons and nine other refugees, founded the town of New Paltz, New York.
The trail runs parallel to state routes 208 and 32; [107] there are two park and rides on Route 32, [108] a 63-spot lot in New Paltz, [109] and a 58-spot lot in Rosendale. [110] There are two bicycle shops along the trail in both Gardiner and New Paltz. [111] An 1875 map showing the Wallkill rail line passing through Rosendale's cement district