The Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse is an historic wooden one-room schoolhouse built in approximately 1850 in the Hudson River valley. Located on NY 9H , about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Kinderhook village in Columbia County, New York and 2 miles (3.2 km) south of US 9 , the schoolhouse is named after author Washington Irving 's fictional character, Ichabod Crane in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow .
7-660: The "Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse" is located on the larger estate property of the Luykas Van Alen House , whose structure and farm are believed to have served as inspiration for the Van Tassel family homestead in Washington Irving 's short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Irving was a close friend of Kinderhook native (and U.S. president) Martin Van Buren , a neighbor of the "Van Alen House" and
14-476: A complete restoration. It is now operated by the Historical Society as an historic house museum illustrating 18th century Dutch Colonial life. The Van Alen House and its farm are believed to have served as the inspiration for homestead of the Van Tassel family in Washington Irving 's short story " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ". Irving established a decades-long close friendship with Jesse Merwin ,
21-629: A frequent guest in the town. The house is currently operated by the Columbia County Historical Society as an historic house museum presenting 18th century Dutch Colonial life. {{Museums in New York}} This New York (state) school–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Luykas Van Alen House The Luykas Van Alen House is an historic Dutch Colonial farmhouse at 2589 New York State Route 9H in
28-421: Is located in a rural setting of the upper Hudson River valley, on the west side New York 9H, about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of its junction with U.S. Route 9 . It is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story brick structure, with a steeply pitched gabled roof. It has three chimneys, one at each gable end, and one between two of the three rooms that make up the ground floor. The brick is laid in a typical Dutch style, with
35-459: The gables also finished in brick. The gable lines differ from typical urban Dutch architecture of the period by being straight lines, rather than stepped or curved. The house's three rooms each have separate entrances, with reproduction sash windows beside them. The interior retains a number of features original to its construction or later alteration, but some features (notably the staircase) have been brought in from similar period houses. The house
42-431: The town of Kinderhook , Columbia County, New York , United States. Built about 1737 and enlarged about 1750, it is one of the finest surviving examples of Dutch colonial architecture in upstate New York. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1967. It is now an historic house museum operated by the Columbia County Historical Society , and open for tours on weekends from June to October. The Van Alen House
49-508: Was built about 1737 by Luykas Van Alen, who purchased the land from Mohican Native Americans. As built then, it was just two rooms, with no internal connection between them, and a sleeping loft above. The third room was added about 1750. The house remained in the hands of the Van Alen family until 1961, undergoing numerous alterations before falling into disrepair. It was given by them to the Columbia County Historical Society , which undertook
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