National Historic Landmark - Dutch Reformed Church, Newburgh

National Historic Landmark - Dutch Reformed Church, Newburgh

The Dutch Reformed Church is nationally significant as an outstanding, largely intact Greek Revival style church designed by Alexander Jackson Davis, one of the style's foremost practitioners.

Begun in 1835 and completed in ...

National Historic Landmark -(Sleepy Hollow) Church

National Historic Landmark -Dutch Reformed (Sleepy Hollow) Church

Built of rubblestone, the church is a reminder of the Dutch influence in Colonial America. Author Washington Irving is buried in the adjacent graveyard.

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National Historic Landmark -John W. Draper House

National Historic Landmark -John W. Draper House

This was the home (1840-82) of John W. Draper, the well-known mid-19th-century scientist who, in addition to significant contributions to physics and chemistry, also wrote important works in intellectual history.

He is remembered for ...

National Historic Landmark -Delaware and Hudson Canal

National Historic Landmark -Delaware and Hudson Canal

Principal waterway connecting the coalfields of Pennsylvania with the furnaces of New York. The growth of railroads led to the canal's demise after 1899

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National Historic Landmark - De Wint House

National Historic Landmark - De Wint House

Gen. George Washington stayed at this 1700 Dutch Colonial house four times during the Revolution, most notably during the 1780 trial of Major John Andre, the British spy, whose treachery Washington said was ...

National Historic Landmark -Dakota Apartments

National Historic Landmark -Dakota Apartments

Completed in 1884, this is one of the earliest large-scale apartment houses.

It was designed by Henry J. Hardenbergh, who was later the architect of New York's Plaza Hotel.

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National Historic Landmark - Croton Aqueduct (Old)

National Historic Landmark - Croton Aqueduct (Old)

Constructed between 1837 and 1842, this aqueduct provided New York City with its first planned water supply system and served as a model for other cities.

The eight-and-one-half foot tall, masonry-lined conduit ran 40 ...

National Historic Landmark - Aaron Copland House

National Historic Landmark - Aaron Copland House

The Aaron Copland House in the town of Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York, is exceptionally significant as the longtime home of Aaron Copland (1900-1990), one of the most renowned and highly influential figures in ...

National Historic Landmark - Cooper Union

National Historic Landmark - Cooper Union

This institution fulfilled philanthropist Peter Cooper's dream to -improve and elevate the working classes of the City of New York-.

It opened in 1858, offering instruction in chemistry, physics, math and music, and housing the only ...

National Historic Landmark - Will Marion Cook House

National Historic Landmark - Will Marion Cook House

This was the home (1918-1944) of the early 20th-century African-American composer, songwriter and orchestra conductor whom Duke Ellington called -The master of all masters of our people-.

Although he was classically trained, Cook turned ...