HISTORY
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The
1712 House is totally unique. Built in the style of the 1700’s,
its features include wide board floors, large hand hewed beams
and custom made colonial furniture, all crafted from trees cut
from the land.
The house itself was built using local bluestone. Located in
the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, this house is a "must
see", a "one of a kind" experience.
Just one half mile from the center of Stone Ridge, The 1712
House is truly your chance to commune with nature. Hike, bike,
cross country ski, fish or just enjoy the serenity and the beauty
of nature. Wildlife abounds with deer, birds, ducks and geese
to name but a few. This unspoiled farmland harkens back to the
1600’s when the King of England and a local Indian chief
granted the Hardenbergh family a tract of land that included
almost two hundred and fifty square miles.
The 1712 House is at the site of the original farm. The farm
was a bustling area of activity as the colonists worked to tame
the wilderness of the new world. The closest large town was
Kingston, the original capital of New York State, until it was
burned by the English soldiers prior to the Revolutionary War.
Sometime in the 1700’s a dam was built on the farm, at
the outlet of the large pond and one of the first water driven
wheels was erected. Subsequently one of the earliest “mills”
was constructed and provided a valuable resource for grinding
grain and doing many other colonial era tasks. The horse path
that later became the road was appropriately named “Mill
Dam Road”. Near the mill, a large Dutch barn was built
featuring huge timbers taken from the land and a genuine slate
rood. The barn still stands and is considered a local historical
landmark.
Although the original Hardenbergh
tract or land grant was divided many times the actual working
farm remained in the family until the 1980’s
Visit our
Photo Gallery for more pictures of the
1712 House and the surrounding property.
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