Shuart-Van Orden Stone House
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Shuart-Van Orden Stone House
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House in 2007, with brick section visible
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| Location | Town of Plattekill, New York |
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| Nearest city | Poughkeepsie |
| Coordinates | 41°40′48″N 74°05′34″W / 41.68000°N 74.09278°WCoordinates: 41°40′48″N 74°05′34″W / 41.68000°N 74.09278°W |
| Built | c. 1773 |
| NRHP Reference # | 95001335 |
| Added to NRHP | 1995 |
The Shuart-Van Orden Stone House is located on Allhusen Road in Plattekill, New York, United States, near the Thaddeus Hait Farm. The original stone house was built around 1765. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995, as a highly stylized version of a typical Hudson Valley Dutch Colonial house, the use of brick and gambrel roof in its construction reflecting the influence of migrants from New Jersey and New York City, where that was more common.
The 1 1⁄2-story house has a five-bay the front constructed of brick from clay deposits on the site. A veranda with bell-shaped profile is found on the rear. It was extensively renovated in the 1980s to restore its original historical appearance and shore up the deteriorating east and west walls. During this time, a stone wing was added to the west, built from a stone house in nearby Modena. It houses the furnace and other modern mechanicals, leaving the cellar in its unique and original form.
The rebuilding of the east wall found an old archway, possibly added later, in the 19th century. Its doorway was covered over with stone sometime in the 19th century. The interior is divided into four chambers, with a center hall that features much of the original red paint and wainscoting. The handrail on the staircase is of a molding and shape very similar to that found at the nearby Locust Lawn Estate and its accompanying Terwilliger House.
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