dutchess county · new york dutchess county · new york exploring dutchess county exploring the hudson valley and our own dutchess county has been a high point in the travel of visitors for centuries countless writers artists and historians have found in our scenic and historic riches the inspiration for great works of art and literature much of the adventure and fuel for creative thought that earlier explorers and travelers sought can be found by anyone in shorter trips along our historic and scenic byways the dutchess county tourism promotion agency is grateful for the support of the co-sponsors of our scenic and historic drive tour guide each business is spotlighted on the map of the appropriate drive tour and highlighted within the tour we encourage you to patronize these businesses during your visit to dutchess county co-sponsors all tour directions use the following abbreviations · · · · cr for county route l for left for information nr for national register · · · r for right pvt
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tour 1 turn left on robbins rd drive 0.6 mile to return to river rd 13 richard b fisher center for the performing arts l designed by internationally acclaimed architect frank gehry the 110,000-square-foot world-class facility houses two theaters and four rehearsal studios for dance theater and music tours/performances call 845/758-7900 for turn right on woods rd continue on columbia county cr 6 and drive 2.8 miles to rt 9g 17 clermont state historic site l en route note st paul s episcopal church l parish to a number of livingston related families some of who are interred in the graveyard clermont state historic park is st paul s episcopal church the former estate of chancellor livingston a drafter of the declaration of independence while part of the park is in dutchess the house built ca 1730 is in columbia county entrance on left tours call 518/537-4240 for turn left on river rd continue to rt 9g for 0.1 mile turn left on rt 9g and drive 2.2 miles to cr 78 broadway turn right
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tour 2 cr 19 9 cr 83a ro ut e pa rk w ay pine plains rou te c r ro 1 ute 99 taconic sta t 2 lake rd e 6 199 7 c r 70 8 9 rout e 22 c r 53 16 cr 8 8 r 8 3 northeast donney r d finish 23 cr 65 c r 65 c cr 6 start here 5 cr 59 50 maple st 12 c 2 r6 10 cr 6 0 11 13 199 3 8 ro ut te rou e better cross rd 15 r c r 64 te ou 2 1 3 4 cr 83 44 1 ill rd cr 65 1 9 22 ut ro 2 e8 21 20 c r 86 pugsley h tour route cr stanford 19 6 cr 8 cr 5 82 2 cr 62 14 brown and white directional and site signs 17 62 miles 2.5 hours start the tour starts at the i rt 199 off the taconic parkway drive 1.0 mile to the entrance of wilcox park rt 199 was the route of the salisbury turnpike an 18th c stage and transportation route from connecticut to the hudson river 1 wilcox park r the route from the taconic parkway passes wilcox park a public county park drive 5 miles to lake rd turn right on lake rd and drive 3.1 miles to route 82 bearing left around stissing lake 13 u ro 2 te 8 cr 8 3 l millbrook schoo 18 rd rou t
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tour 3 tour 3 vanderbilt historic site springwood top cottage welcome to hyde park clinton and pleasant valley this route begins in hyde park a familiar area to visitors but soon breaks away from the river into the hills of clinton and pleasant valley be sure to stop and visit the many historic sites throughout the area hyde park was named for edward hyde lord cornbury eccentric provincial governor of new york who in 1705 presented a parcel of land along the river to his secretary peter fauconnier hyde s name was given to an estate on that property and later to the town the town formed in 1821 covers an area of varying terrain compressed into 37.4 square miles rock outcroppings separate eastern hills from the river swift kills or creeks sites of early mills slice its length dotting the landscape with picturesque ponds and water views hyde park staatsburg and east park are the principal centers the town is world-renowned as the home of franklin and eleanor roosevelt descendants of old d
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tour 3 15 salt point a transportation center for grains and cattle two traditions account for the name the first holds that indians and early settlers set out salt licks to attract deer the second recalls a cattle drover s trick of fattening herds on the way to market by feeding cattle salt before their final fording increasing sale weight by adding water today farms are devoted to horse cattle and sheep breeding drive 3.1 miles on rt 44 west to albrecht s dairy 17 albrecht s dairy r main house ca 1797 an early structure on approach to the village drive 0.2 mile to st paul s episcopal church 18 st paul s episcopal church l located across the highway from albrecht s is little changed since it was built in 1842 drive 1.7 miles past taconic parkway entrance continue on salt point tnpk 0.7 mile 16 creek meeting house l in the late 1700s quakers settled in the area and began construction of the building now occupied by the upton lake grange l completed in 1782 the fieldstone creek meet
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tour 4 scenic views l frame lithgow an 18th c farm hamlet est 1760 as the country seat of david johnstone its name was inspired by a family home in linlithgow scotland it is at the eastern end of the misnamed shunpike from hibernia shunpikes traditionally were developed to avoid toll roads but this 18th c short cut predates the dutchess turnpike 10 amenia this unincorporated village formerly paine s corners grew at the crossing of the turnpike the great rd to ny and the ny harlem rr park and walk to shops/restaurants at the intersection of rts 44 and 22 the 19th c amenia island cemetery l on rt 343 sits within a lively business hub housed in victorian commercial buildings mechanic st r off of rt 343 leads to the town hall the site of the former harlem rr station and the harlem valley rail trail r that features scenic paved walking rollerblading biking and cross-country skiing trails links towns villages and state parks from amenia to copake falls in columbia county the post office
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tour 5 locust grove samuel morse historic site 11 poughkeepsie rural cemetery r in 1852 matthew vassar and a select committee chose the former smith thompson farm rust plaets dutch for resting place near the old livingston family plot as a cemetery site beautiful landscaped grounds and outbuildings reflect rural cemetery movement aesthetics that were dedicated november 2 1853 tradition holds the marshy area east of the cemetery to be the little resting place that named poughkeepsie grounds open daily please respect cemetery rules 12 locust grove samuel morse historic site r nr in 1847 samuel f b morse portrait painter and inventor of the telegraph purchased the henry livingston jr estate architect alexander jackson davis remodeled the house as a tuscan villa while morse developed the gardens in andrew downing s style in 1975 owner annette young left the estate as a public historic site and nature sanctuary art furniture morse/young memorabilia collections special programs tours
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tour 6 3 ute ro duncan hill rd rd cr rout e 43 22 mm rou te 82 oa k brown and white directional and site signs verplank village rd su 2 4 finish 39 38 cr 6 maple la cr 90 ro ute cr 9 n smith rd 2 3 5 4 cr 8 9 cr 9 c r 24 cr 24 rou te 82 22 tompkins rd mi ll rd 1 cr 90 9 cr 6 mack rd 37 36 ap ple rd tour route cr 89 union vale cr 9 cr 26 taconic stat e parkw ay dun can rd cr 9 ou te cr 21 55 11 dorn rd 12 depot hill rd drive 1.4 miles to rt 82 north turn left and drive 5.6 miles to verbank village rd 16 e2 ut ro e 292 ro ut 17 lakeside dr ut e 55 21 ut e ro 20 pawling chamber pawling cr 67 rd 1 verbank methodist church and cemetery r the former vail burying ground est in the 1870s 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 turn left on verbank village rd drive 0.6 mile to milewood rd verbank village hamlet grew around george ellsworth s mill ca 1742 on the sprout creek houses bordering the road date from the 18th and 19th c the intersection has been the town s business center since the earliest years
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tour 7 tour 7 mount gulian historic site tallix inc madame brett homestead welcome to wappingers falls fishkill beacon and east fishkill wappinger takes its name from the wappinger indians beacon is named for its nearby mountain landmark and who lived in dutchess along the hudson settled in the 18th c and established as a town in 1875 it measures 27.05 square miles and includes the village of wappingers falls new hackensack hughsonville chelsea myers corners and stringham mill the wappinger and sprout creeks as well as the hudson river and king s highway rt 9 made the area appealing for early industry grain and timber mills became commercial and population centers eventually replaced by larger and more diverse industry farms gave way to suburbia and shopping malls along the old king s road today a multi-lane highway fishkill is named for the creek that drains its area in dutch was created as a city in 1913 the city measures 5.5 square miles with fishkill creek its main waterway the fe
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tour 7 scenic vistas of newburgh bay first called fishkill bay are visible from spy hill a revolutionary lookout point breakneck ridge and storm king mt south mark the hudson highlands 20 dia:beacon r the dia art foundation s renowned collection opened in 2003 this 300,000 sq ft facility an old paper factory is home to art from the 1960 s to the present noted artists include andy warhol josephy beuys on kawara agnes martin and richard serra admission tours call 845/440-0100 for howland cultural center turn left on tioranda ave park here for howland cultural center caution stop at i turn l top of the hill onto main st 23 howland cultural center nr l designed in 1872 by richard morris hunt as the howland circulating library was a community gift of general joseph howland when the library moved to a modern facility on main st in 1978 the brick and stone stick chalet style structure was adapted as a cultural center tours call 845/831-4988 for main st shops typify late 19th/early 20
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dutchess county economic development corporation dutchess county tourism 3 neptune rd poughkeepsie ny 12601 845/463-4000 · 800/445-3131 www.dutchesstourism.com printed in the usa 12/04
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