“LOST COUNTRY HOUSES OF NEW YORK”

STAATSBURG, N.Y. (3/27/23) — Country homes in New York City….it may sound unlikely, but in earlier
centuries, there were beautiful, stately homes, with lovely grounds and bucolic surroundings in what we
now know to be a dense urban environment. Revisit some of the lost country houses of New York City at
Staatsburgh with a lecture presented by architectural historian, TR Revella-Hamilton, followed by a
reception and optional mansion tour, on Sunday, April 16 at 2:00pm. Advance tickets are recommended:
www.LostCountryHouses.Eventbrite.com Lecture and reception tickets are $16; an optional mansion tour
is also available for $6/person.
Long before the urban development of modern New York, verdant rolling hills dotted with small farms
stretched across the five boroughs. Within this idyllic landscape, affluent New Yorkers built grand country
residences in the Manhattan countryside – countryside that, within a few short generations, would be
consumed by an ever-expanding metropolis.
Attendees may also enjoy a stroll along the Hudson River on the Staatsburgh estate grounds, or a hike
on the woodland trails in adjacent Mills and Norrie State Parks. Staatsburgh is located a few short miles
from Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Springwood, the home of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the
Culinary Institute of America and Rhinebeck’s charming downtown area. To see a full list of Staatsburgh’s
programs, visit: www.Bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS; To learn about the programs and projects of The
Friends of Mills at Staatsburgh, visit: www.MillsFriends.org
Staatsburgh State Historic Site and the Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills Memorial State Park are
located on Old Post Road in Staatsburg, off Route 9 between Rhinebeck and Hyde Park. The historic site
is one of 6 sites and 15 parks administered by the Taconic Region of New York State Office of Parks,
Recreation and Historic Preservation. For more information, call 845-889-8851, or visit Staatsburgh’s
websites at https://parks.ny.gov, www.Facebook.com/StaatsburghSHS, and
www.staatsburghstatehistoricsite.blogspot.com. Staatsburgh’s events are listed at
https://parks.ny.gov/events.
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation oversees more than 250 individual
parks, historic sites, recreational trails, and boat launches, which were visited by a record 79.5 million
people in 2022. For more information on any of these recreation areas, call 518-474-0456 or
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