Our Sites

Our historic sites in Kinderhook, NY are windows into many aspects of Columbia County’s history, through architecture as well as rotating exhibits. Learn about our properties and start planning your next visit.

Kinderhook Village

Museum & Library

Located in an early 20th-century masonic temple, the CCHS Museum & Library is home to multiple exhibition galleries and an extensive archive of Columbia County history.

James Vanderpoel House

Tour this elegant historic house in Kinderhook, NY, built circa-1820 in the Federal style for Judge James Vanderpoel.

Rural Properties

Luykas Van Alen House

The 1737 Luykas Van Alen House in Kinderhook, NY is recognized as one of the best remaining examples of a Dutch Colonial farmhouse in the Hudson Valley.

Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse

Visit this c. 1850 Kinderhook school to learn about one-room schoolhouse education in the 19th century and the literary lore that gives the school its name.

Early Heritage Narrative Walk

This permanent outdoor exhibition explores the multifaceted history of Columbia County through nine interpretive panels.

Dutch Farming Heritage Trail

Explore the farmlands of Kinderhook’s early Dutch settlers on this 1.7-mile walking trail linking the Luykas Van Alen House to Martin Van Buren’s Lindenwald.

Private Group Tours

We offer private, curator-led tours of our Luykas Van Alen House, Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse and James Vanderpoel House. If you are interested in scheduling a tour for your group, contact us today.

Land Acknowledgement​

Our sites are located on ancestral lands of the Muh-He-Con-Neok, “the People of the Waters that Are Never Still”.  Called Mohicans by the English, these people are now officially known as the Stockbridge-Munsee Community.  They have a rich and illustrious history which has been retained through oral tradition and the written word.