Page 31 of Hudson Valley Region - County Scenic & Historic Drive Tours by Dutchess County Tourism

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 call 845/454-4500 for 14 poughkeepsie ibm plant building 002 l shortly before wwii frederick hart began negotiating with thomas watson future ceo of ibm to locate property for a factory in 1941 ibm forerunner the munitions manufacturing co settled into the former delapenha pickle factory in 1942 came a merger with ibm in 1947 when constructed building 002 was the area s largest manufacturing plant 15 oakwood school r is a co-educational secondary school run by the new york yearly meeting of friends begun as a quaker school in millbrook in 1796 it was incorporated as oakwood seminary in 1876 and has been at this site since 1920 16 joseph westervelt house r pvt the other westervelt home a pre-revolutionary dutch stone farmhouse was built by kasparus cousin josephus here in the spackenkill area an indian called by the dutch speck gave the place its name speck zyn kill translates to speck s creek drive 1.5 miles to ibm rd cr 48 turn right on cr 48 at light 13 former kasparus westervelt house now cappucino s by coppola s l built ca 1744 as a dutch farmhouse it has served as a residence inn and restaurant at the busy intersection of the former post rd and former milton ferry path turn left on boardman rd drive 1.7 miles to rt 376 17 poughkeepsie day school r new york city attorney andrew boardman formed the estate ca 1870 from 14 farms brooklyn manufacturer clarence kenyon purchased it in 1909 and in 1913 hired percival m lloyd to design the mediterranean style mansion it is now the poughkeepsie day school founded in 1934 as a private day school with philosophical ties to vassar college 18 our lady of lourdes high school l this parochial school is housed in former ibm plant buildings drive 0.2 mile to light turn right and follow curve as road becomes ny 113 spackenkill rd drive 2.6 miles to boardman rd surf dutchess on the web www.dutchesstourism.com 31 turn left on rt 376 drive 0.2 mile and follow signs to rt 44/55 bearing right on raymond ave.

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