Luykas Van Alen House + Ichabod Crane School House

Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1967, the Luykas Van Alen house is a restored house museum representing 18th century rural Dutch farm life in the Hudson River Valley. Called “...one of the most authentic examples of early Dutch architecture remaining in the United States.” by then-Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller.
 
The Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse is a 19th-century building that served as a local single-room public school into the 1940s. It was awarded a 'Legends & Lore' marker by the New York Folklore Society & William G. Pomeroy Foundation, honoring Washington Irving's "Sleepy Hollow" character 'Ichabod Crane', who was patterned after the original Kinderhook school teacher, Jesse Merwin - hence the schoolhouse name.
 
Also available on the property is the Dutch Farming Heritage Trail linking the Luykas Van Alen property with the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, 'Lindenwald'. The trail is open 7 days from dawn to dusk.
 
Visitors’ address: 2589 Route 9H, Kinderhook NY 12106
Open: July 1, 2018 - October 28, 2018            
Opening hours: Seasonal – check website for updated dates. Generally, Saturday and Sunday noon – 4 pm                
Admission fees: $10 and includes both historic properties. Children under 12, students, and CCHS members free
www.cchsny.org
 
After your visit, return to Route 9H North and turn left. North of Kinderhook Route 9H will merge with Route 9.