List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Putnam County, New York
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesinPutnam County, New York. The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in a map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates".[1] Two properties are further designated as National Historic Landmarks of the United States.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted June 7, 2024.[2]
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| [3] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[4] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Birches |  |
November 23, 1982 (#82001259) |
Cat Rock Rd. 41°22′31″N 73°56′38″W / 41.375278°N 73.943889°W / 41.375278; -73.943889 (The Birches) | Garrison | 1882 Victorian Gothic house designed for Illinois Central president William Osborn; used as honeymoon house by both his sons. One of Ralph Adams Cram's earliest works |
| 2 | Boscobel |  |
November 7, 1977 (#77000971) |
N of Garrison on NY 9D 41°24′39″N 73°56′22″W / 41.410833°N 73.939444°W / 41.410833; -73.939444 (Boscobel) | Garrison | Outstanding example of Federal style mansion, built by States Dyckman in 1808, with many original furnishings. Moved upriver from original site at Montrose and restored after several years in state storage when FDR Veterans Hospital was built on original site. |
| 3 | Walter Brewster House |  |
October 4, 1978 (#78001896) |
Oak St. 41°23′42″N 73°36′59″W / 41.395°N 73.616389°W / 41.395; -73.616389 (Walter Brewster House) | Brewster | Home of village founder; only Greek Revival home in county with a two-story colonnade |
| 4 | Castle Rock |  |
December 12, 1977 (#77000972) |
NY 9D 41°22′06″N 73°56′28″W / 41.368333°N 73.941111°W / 41.368333; -73.941111 (Castle Rock) | Garrison | Eclectic mountaintop estate built by J. Morgan Slade for William Osborn in 1881; a major Hudson Highlands landmark ever since |
| 5 | H. D. Champlin & Son Horseshoeing and Wagonmaking |  |
November 23, 1982 (#82001234) |
286 Main St. 41°25′29″N 73°56′49″W / 41.424722°N 73.946944°W / 41.424722; -73.946944 (H. D. Champlin & Son Horseshoeing and Wagonmaking) | Nelsonville | Late 19th-century commercial structure preserved nearly intact |
| 6 | Cold Spring Cemetery Gatehouse |  |
November 23, 1982 (#82001236) |
Peekskill Rd. 41°25′20″N 73°56′41″W / 41.422222°N 73.944722°W / 41.422222; -73.944722 (Cold Spring Cemetery Gatehouse) | Nelsonville | 1862 Gothic Revival gatehouse with unusual roof styling; one of the earliest uses of that style in the Highlands |
| 7 | Cold Spring Historic District |  |
November 23, 1982 (#82001235) |
Roughly Main, Fair, Chestnut Sts., and Paulding Ave. 41°25′04″N 73°57′15″W / 41.417778°N 73.954167°W / 41.417778; -73.954167 (Cold Spring Historic District) | Cold Spring | Well-preserved core of late 19th-century riverside town |
| 8 | DeRham Farm |  |
March 28, 1980 (#80002750) |
N of Garrison on Indian Brook Rd. 41°24′20″N 73°56′12″W / 41.405556°N 73.936667°W / 41.405556; -73.936667 (DeRham Farm) | Garrison | Early 19th-century gentleman farmer's complex on Hudson |
| 9 | J. Y. Dykman Flour and Feed Store |  |
November 23, 1982 (#82001237) |
289 Main St. 41°25′28″N 73°56′48″W / 41.424444°N 73.946667°W / 41.424444; -73.946667 (J. Y. Dykman Flour and Feed Store) | Nelsonville | Most ornate commercial building in Nelsonville, dating to mid-19th century |
| 10 | J. Y. Dykman Store |  |
November 23, 1982 (#82001238) |
255 Main St. 41°25′24″N 73°56′57″W / 41.423333°N 73.949167°W / 41.423333; -73.949167 (J. Y. Dykman Store) | Nelsonville | Ornate facade on ca. 1890 building now used as antique map store |
| 11 | Eagle's Rest |  |
November 23, 1982 (#82001239) |
NY 9-D 41°23′46″N 73°56′14″W / 41.396111°N 73.937222°W / 41.396111; -73.937222 (Eagle's Rest) | Philipstown | Former estate of New York Yankees' owner Jacob Ruppert; now Saint Basil Academy |
| 12 | Fair Lawn | Upload image | November 23, 1982 (#82001240) |
NY 9-D 41°24′56″N 73°56′37″W / 41.415556°N 73.943611°W / 41.415556; -73.943611 (Fair Lawn) | Cold Spring | 1860 home built for painter Thomas Prichard Rossiter; later modified by others. |
| 13 | First Baptist Church of Cold Spring |  |
November 23, 1982 (#82001241) |
Main St. 41°25′22″N 73°56′59″W / 41.422778°N 73.949722°W / 41.422778; -73.949722 (First Baptist Church of Cold Spring) | Nelsonville | Built in 1833; oldest church building in Philipstown and only frame church in Hudson Highlands |
| 14 | First National Bank of Brewster |  |
January 7, 1988 (#87002277) |
Main St. 41°23′40″N 73°37′10″W / 41.394444°N 73.619444°W / 41.394444; -73.619444 (First National Bank of Brewster) | Brewster | Intact Queen Anne-style building from late 19th century later used as by Southeast town hall; still home to some town departments |
| 15 | Fish and Fur Club |  |
November 23, 1982 (#82001242) |
258 Main St. 41°25′26″N 73°56′56″W / 41.423889°N 73.948889°W / 41.423889; -73.948889 (Fish and Fur Club) | Nelsonville | 1905 rustic sportsmen's clubhouse is now Nelsonville Village Hall |
| 16 | Garrison Grist Mill Historic District |  |
December 23, 1993 (#93001434) |
Jct. of NY 9D and Lower Station Rd. 41°22′30″N 73°56′46″W / 41.375°N 73.946111°W / 41.375; -73.946111 (Garrison Grist Mill Historic District) | Garrison | Four colonial-era buildings, among the oldest in Garrison, preserved amid a golf course |
| 17 | Garrison Landing Historic District |  |
November 23, 1982 (#82001243) |
Bounded by Hudson River and NY Central RR Tracks 41°22′58″N 73°56′52″W / 41.382778°N 73.947778°W / 41.382778; -73.947778 (Garrison Landing Historic District) | Garrison | Mid-19th century commercial area by train station; used for Gay Nineties Yonkers in 1969 film version of Hello, Dolly |
| 18 | Garrison Union Free School |  |
November 23, 1982 (#82001244) |
NY 9-D 41°22′49″N 73°56′20″W / 41.380278°N 73.938889°W / 41.380278; -73.938889 (Garrison Union Free School) | Garrison | K-8 school built of local stone in 1908 to house public school that dates to 1793 |
| 19 | Gilead Cemetery |  |
December 1, 1988 (#88002684) |
Mechanic St. 41°24′30″N 73°40′25″W / 41.408333°N 73.673611°W / 41.408333; -73.673611 (Gilead Cemetery) | Carmel | A century and a half of graves dating from mid-18th century, including Revolutionary War spy Enoch Crosby and politician Joel Frost; unusually large collection of funerary art illustrates changes in Protestant view of death. |
| 20 | Glenfields |  |
November 23, 1982 (#82001245) |
Old Manitou Rd. 41°21′03″N 73°57′12″W / 41.350833°N 73.953333°W / 41.350833; -73.953333 (Glenfields) | Philipstown | Ca. 1870 estate of Archibald Gracie King, designed by Cornwall firm Mead and Taft |
| 21 | The Grove |  |
November 21, 2008 (#08001080) |
12 Grove Ct. 41°25′08″N 73°57′00″W / 41.4189°N 73.9501°W / 41.4189; -73.9501 (The Grove) | Cold Spring | 1853 Richard Upjohn house for Cold Spring Foundry surgeon, later founder of American Medical Association |
| 22 | House at 249 Main Street |  |
July 31, 1989 (#82005382) |
249 Main St. 41°25′24″N 73°56′58″W / 41.423333°N 73.949444°W / 41.423333; -73.949444 (House at 249 Main Street) | Nelsonville | Ca. 1870 home combines Italianate and Carpenter Gothic design elements |
| 23 | House at 3 Crown Street |  |
November 23, 1982 (#82001246) |
3 Crown St. 41°25′26″N 73°57′01″W / 41.423889°N 73.950278°W / 41.423889; -73.950278 (House at 3 Crown Street) | Nelsonville | Sophisticated 1868 Italianate brick residence |
| 24 | Hurst-Pierrepont Estate | Upload image | November 23, 1982 (#82001247) |
NY 9-D 41°22′45″N 73°56′19″W / 41.379167°N 73.938611°W / 41.379167; -73.938611 (Hurst-Pierrepont Estate) | Garrison | |
| 25 | Hustis House |  |
November 23, 1982 (#82001248) |
328 Main St. 41°25′37″N 73°56′32″W / 41.426944°N 73.942222°W / 41.426944; -73.942222 (Hustis House) | Nelsonville | Intact late 19th-century foundry worker housing |
| 26 | Indian Brook Road Historic District |  |
August 19, 1993 (#93000853) |
Jct. of Indian Brook Rd. and US 9 41°24′55″N 73°54′54″W / 41.415278°N 73.915°W / 41.415278; -73.915 (Indian Brook Road Historic District) | Garrison | Former rural hamlet of Nelson's Corner, one of the few pre-industrial ones with its plan and buildings largely intact |
| 27 | Mandeville House |  |
November 23, 1982 (#82001251) |
Lower Station Rd. 41°22′36″N 73°56′43″W / 41.376667°N 73.945278°W / 41.376667; -73.945278 (Mandeville House) | Philipstown | Built in 1735; oldest house in Garrison. Used as headquarters by Israel Putnam during Revolution; later home to Richard Upjohn, whose Gothic changes were mostly removed in the 1920s. |
| 28 | Manitoga |  |
November 15, 1996 (#96001269) |
Jct. of NY 9D and Manitou Rd. 41°20′50″N 73°58′52″W / 41.347222°N 73.981111°W / 41.347222; -73.981111 (Manitoga) | Garrison | Estate of 20th-century industrial designer Russel Wright features house designed to be sustainable and blend into landscape; one of the earliest American houses to do so. |
| 29 | Montrest |  |
November 23, 1982 (#82001252) |
Lane Gate Rd. 41°25′43″N 73°56′07″W / 41.428611°N 73.935278°W / 41.428611; -73.935278 (Montrest) | Philipstown | 1868 summer home of New York City art dealer |
| 30 | Moore House | Upload image | November 23, 1982 (#82001249) |
Nelson Ln. 41°22′49″N 73°56′16″W / 41.380278°N 73.937778°W / 41.380278; -73.937778 (Moore House) | Garrison | |
| 31 | Normandy Grange |  |
November 23, 1982 (#82001250) |
NY 9-D 41°23′31″N 73°55′53″W / 41.391944°N 73.931389°W / 41.391944; -73.931389 (Normandy Grange) | Philipstown | Evans Dick liked this 1905 Norman-style gatehouse complex to his never-completed nearby estate more than the estate itself. |
| 32 | Old Albany Post Road |  |
July 8, 1982 (#82003396) |
Off US 9 41°20′27″N 73°54′16″W / 41.340833°N 73.904444°W / 41.340833; -73.904444 (Old Albany Post Road) | Philipstown | Unpaved 6.6-mile (10.6 km) section of original Albany Post Road, with original mileposts, dating to mid-17th century. One of the oldest dirt roads still in use in the U.S. |
| 33 | Old Southeast Church |  |
July 24, 1972 (#72000903) |
N of Brewster on NY 22 off Putnam Lake Rd. 41°25′53″N 73°34′29″W / 41.431389°N 73.574722°W / 41.431389; -73.574722 (Old Southeast Church) | Brewster | 1794 church, renovated after 1830, is one of the few remaining buildings from Doanesville, commercial center of eastern county prior to railroad |
| 34 | Old Southeast Town Hall |  |
July 24, 1979 (#79001619) |
Main St. 41°23′39″N 73°37′04″W / 41.394167°N 73.617778°W / 41.394167; -73.617778 (Old Southeast Town Hall) | Brewster | Early yet mature Colonial Revival building with Moorish Revival touches with theatre upstairs; used today by town and community groups. |
| 35 | Oulagisket | Upload image | November 23, 1982 (#82001253) |
NY 9-D 41°22′34″N 73°56′10″W / 41.376111°N 73.936111°W / 41.376111; -73.936111 (Oulagisket) | Philipstown | |
| 36 | Plumbush |  |
January 30, 1992 (#82005386) |
NY 9D between Peekskill and Moffet Rds. 41°25′08″N 73°56′32″W / 41.418889°N 73.942222°W / 41.418889; -73.942222 (Plumbush) | Philipstown | Home of Robert Parker Parrott, inventor of the Parrott gun |
| 37 | Putnam County Courthouse |  |
August 11, 1976 (#76001264) |
At jct. of NY 52 and NY 301 41°25′34″N 73°40′44″W / 41.426111°N 73.678889°W / 41.426111; -73.678889 (Putnam County Courthouse) | Carmel | 1814 courthouse, still used for some court offices, is second-oldest county courthouse in state still in use |
| 38 | Reed Memorial Library |  |
March 28, 1980 (#80002749) |
2 Brewster Ave. 41°25′19″N 73°40′42″W / 41.421944°N 73.678333°W / 41.421944; -73.678333 (Reed Memorial Library) | Carmel | Stone Tudorbethan building erected in memory of local construction executive and benefactor; oldest library building in county |
| 39 | Rock Lawn and Carriage House |  |
November 23, 1982 (#82001254) |
Upper Station Rd 41°22′51″N 73°56′41″W / 41.380833°N 73.944722°W / 41.380833; -73.944722 (Rock Lawn and Carriage House) | Garrison | 1853 Richard Upjohn house is his only Italian Villa-style house in the Hudson Highlands. Hamilton Fish II resided there in late 19th century. |
| 40 | St. Andrew's Episcopal Church |  |
November 23, 1998 (#98001427) |
26 Prospect St. 41°23′51″N 73°37′02″W / 41.3975°N 73.617222°W / 41.3975; -73.617222 (St. Andrew's Episcopal Church) | Brewster | 1903 Gothic Revival church built with donation from wealthy local benefactor; only stone church in eastern Putnam County |
| 41 | St. Philip's Church in the Highlands |  |
October 11, 1995 (#82005391) |
NY 9D 41°22′55″N 73°56′23″W / 41.381944°N 73.939722°W / 41.381944; -73.939722 (St. Philip's Church in the Highlands) | Garrison | 1850 Richard Upjohn-designed church; second on site where congregation dates to the 1760s. Earlier church supposedly saved from destruction by Patriot mob through personal intervention of George Washington |
| 42 | Taconic State Parkway |  |
December 9, 2005 (#05001398) |
Linear north-south across center of county 41°24′30″N 73°47′13″W / 41.408204°N 73.786806°W / 41.408204; -73.786806 (Taconic State Parkway) | Putnam Valley, Carmel, Kent | Scenic divided highway planned by Franklin D. Roosevelt for state park access. Built between the 1920s and early 1960s, epitomizing peak period of parkway design. Extends through Columbia, Dutchess and Westchester counties as well. |
| 43 | Walter Thompson House and Carriage House |  |
November 23, 1982 (#82001255) |
Snake Hill Rd. 41°23′01″N 73°55′56″W / 41.383611°N 73.932222°W / 41.383611; -73.932222 (Walter Thompson House and Carriage House) | Philipstown | |
| 44 | Tompkins Corners United Methodist Church |  |
March 31, 1983 (#83001759) |
Peekskill Hollow Rd. 41°24′00″N 73°48′06″W / 41.4°N 73.801667°W / 41.4; -73.801667 (Tompkins Corners United Methodist Church) | Putnam Valley | 1891 church built for one of the oldest Methodist congregations in the region has unusual L shape as a result of being built on old church's foundation. |
| 45 | U.S. Military Academy |  |
October 15, 1966 (#66000562) |
NY 218 41°23′43″N 73°58′18″W / 41.395278°N 73.971667°W / 41.395278; -73.971667 (U.S. Military Academy) | West Point | Oldest continuously-operated military post in U.S., and alma mater of many notable American generals and Army officers. |
| 46 | Valhalla Highlands Historic District | Upload image | November 12, 2014 (#14000915) |
Roughly Highland Rd., Locust, Lookout & Mountainview Drs. 41°28′44″N 73°55′40″W / 41.478862°N 73.9278007°W / 41.478862; -73.9278007 (Valhalla Highlands Historic District) | Cold Spring vicinity | Vacation community established by German/Austrian and Norwegian communities from New York City with many fine rustic wood and stone houses. |
| 47 | Walker House |  |
November 23, 1982 (#82001256) |
Cat Rock Rd. 41°22′23″N 73°56′02″W / 41.373056°N 73.933889°W / 41.373056; -73.933889 (Walker House) | Garrison | 1890 Queen Anne given by rail magnate Samuel Sloan to his daughter |
| 48 | West Point Foundry |  |
April 11, 1973 (#73001250) |
Foundry Cove between NY 90 and NY Central RR tracks 41°24′51″N 73°57′12″W / 41.414167°N 73.953333°W / 41.414167; -73.953333 (West Point Foundry) | Cold Spring | Makers of cannon for U.S. Army through 19th century; director was Robert Parrott. Major reason for growth of Cold Spring and Nelsonville |
| 49 | West Point Foundry Archeological Site | Upload image | February 25, 2010 (#10000059) |
Kemble Ave. 41°24′51″N 73°57′11″W / 41.4143°N 73.953°W / 41.4143; -73.953 (West Point Foundry Archeological Site) | Cold Spring | Designated a National Historic Landmark in 2021. |
| 50 | Wilson House |  |
November 23, 1982 (#82001257) |
Lower Station Rd. 41°22′35″N 73°56′50″W / 41.376389°N 73.947222°W / 41.376389; -73.947222 (Wilson House) | Garrison | Mid-19th century cottage has finest Carpenter Gothic detailing in the Hudson Highlands |
| 51 | Woodlawn |  |
November 23, 1982 (#82001258) |
NY 9-D 41°23′28″N 73°56′16″W / 41.391111°N 73.937778°W / 41.391111; -73.937778 (Woodlawn) | Garrison | 1854 Richard Upjohn estate house on river, later used as school and now home of the Hastings Center |
