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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.
The development was completed on May 31, 1958, and was named after Robert F. Wagner, who served four terms as senator of New York State and sponsor of the 1937 Housing Act. [ 3 ] [ 6 ] Its 7- and 16-story buildings are in in-line slab and X-slab formations, covering 12.9% of the site.
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.
The building is a New York City designated landmark [5] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark. [6] [4] The 69th Regiment Armory was the first armory built in New York City not modeled on a medieval fortress. The building is divided into two parts.
The Abraham (Daniel) Hasbrouck House [1] is a historic stone house located at 94 Huguenot Street in New Paltz, New York, United States.Built in three phases between 1721 and 1734, it is significant for its association with the early settlement of New Paltz by French Huguenots and as an example of evolving architectural styles in the Hudson Valley.
The Major Jacob Hasbrouck Jr. House is located on Huguenot Street in the Town of New Paltz, New York, United States.It was built in 1786 by Hasbrouck, grandson of Jean Hasbrouck, one of the original Huguenot settlers of the New Paltz area in the late 17th century, after he had moved out of the family home, two miles (3.2 km) to the south in what is today the Huguenot Street Historic District.
Lewis was born in early 1744, and baptized on September 9, 1744 in Fishkill, New York. His father, Elias, was born in 1722 in Ulster County, New York, and his mother, Susannah Vanderburgh, born in 1725 in Poughkeepsie, New York. At some point, Lewis's father moved from Ulster County to Dutchess County.
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.