Page 21 of Hudson Valley Region - County Scenic & Historic Drive Tours by Dutchess County Tourism

tour 3 the narrow lane lined by trees and stone walls passes the former union free school l wooden barns with unique trefoil and quadrifoil windows victorian-era houses and a former stage stop the former bodenstein ice tool factory l and a cluster of earlier stores and an inn stand near the town fire house l and post office l on the r side of the road is a sandstone mile marker st margaret s episcopal church r nearby is a mid-19th c english gothic adaptation noted for its french medieval stained glass windows a gift of ogden mills the original home of the congregation a small carpenter gothic structure now houses the hamlet library r drive 0.5 mile north to entrance to staatsburgh state historic site 10 staatsburgh state historic site l the ogden ruth livingston mills estate is a contiguous parkscape that almost surrounds staatsburg a massive stone wall leads to iron gates that lead to the main house this is one of the few estates whose river view is uninterrupted by the railroad tracks generations of the same family lived here from 1792 when morgan lewis new york state s third governor purchased the land until 1938 when mills heirs gave the property to the state the 65-room mansion third on the site was redesigned and enlarged for lewis great-granddaughter ruth livingston and her husband financier ogden mills this imposing beaux-arts structure was a country retreat operated by nys office of parks recreation and historic preservation tours 845/889-8851 for 11 dinsmore golf course r said to be the nation s second oldest private golf course the original 9-hole course was used by the river families for their games and tournaments brick buildings near the road are part of the mills farm complex now a public course 845/889-4082 or 3126 for staatsburgh state historic site drive 1.5 miles turn left on cr 37 north cross rd drive 1.4 miles to rt 9g turn left on rt 9g opposite connelly dr drive 1.3 miles to cr 14 hollow rd turn right on cr 14 12 the dewitt house r pvt built ca 1773 by john dewitt revolutionary war officer and delegate to the ratification convention in 1788 the former battenfeld store l opposite and the mill site beyond were the business center drive 1.2 miles bear right at the church 13 pleasant plains presbyterian church at the y is a hamlet landmark this white frame greek revival structure dates from the organization of the congregation in 1837 18th and 19th c farms line the road to the hollow and hibernia mills a main east-west artery in this area drive 0.9 mile turn right on rt 9 south the route circles south to the dinsmore golf course ironwood grille restaurant r and parking area where one can see one of the most beautiful views of the river and mountains in the entire valley drive 2.7 miles to clinton hollow 14 clinton hollow one of several hamlets in the town built up around commerce and industry at crossroads and waterways retains its 19th c appearance the general store l has operated since 1829 several present-day houses that hug the road were originally intended for other purposes i.e a blacksmith shop the mill pond r on salt point creek remains from a grist mill built in 1773 drive 0.3 mile turn right on cr 18 centre rd drive 3.3 miles turn left at i cr 18 and nys 115 salt pt tnpk center rd leads from salt point to schultzville two 19th c hamlets it passes the town of clinton recreation park r and parallels little wappinger creek a tributary of the wappinger creek view r dinsmore golf course 21

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