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Open House Tours of Rockland's Historic Jacob Blauvelt House

The Historical Society of Rockland County is proud to announce that the Jacob Blauvelt House has received official designation as a New York State "Paths through History" site!

To celebrate, the Historical Society of Rockland County, which owns and operates the Jacob Blauvelt House, will offer guided tours of the restored circa 1832 farmhouse to the public free of charge. The tours will take place at 1 pm, 2 pm, and 3 pm on the Sundays of:

  • August 10
  • August 24
  • September 7 
  • September 21

As always, group tours are also available by appointment.

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The architectural style, furnishings, and decorative elements of the Jacob Blauvelt House reflect those of a typical family of Rockland County and the Hudson Valley region in the first half of the nineteenth century. Members of the Blauvelt family lived in the house from its construction in 1832 until 1970, when it was given to the HSRC. During their more than one hundred years living in the house, the Blauvelts made many changes to it; when the HSRC gained ownership, it was restored to its original period and furnished with Blauvelt family pieces, as well as Rockland County and Lower Hudson Valley pieces from the Society’s collection.

The Jacob Blauvelt House joins the Stony Point Battlefield in Stony Point and the DeWint House in Tappan as Rockland County sites with this prestigious designation. It includes listing on the Path through History website (http://www.paththroughhistory.ny.gov) and its interactive trip-planning tool connecting historic sites statewide. The Jacob Blauvelt House has also received attraction signs at Exit 11 on the Palisades Interstate Parkway, northbound and southbound, as well as within New City. 

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“We are proud to receive this important recognition,” says Clare Sheridan, past president of the Historical Society of Rockland County. “The Path through History Program is an important statewide initiative designed to draw attention to the vast amount of history throughout the Empire State. We hope that the addition of the Jacob Blauvelt House to this program will help raise awareness about the wealth of historic resources here in Rockland County."

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The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacta relating to Rockland County. Its mission is to acquire, preserve, and exhibit objects, buildings, and sites that reflect the history of Rockland County and the Lower Hudson Valley and to research, document, promote, and publicize the county’s rich historical heritage for the people of Rockland. The HSRC’s headquarters at 20 Zukor Road, New City, NY, consist of a four-acre site featuring the 7,200 square foot History Center; the historic Jacob Blauvelt House; and the post-and-beam Historic Barn and Carriage House.

The HSRC is open five days a week (Wednesday-Friday, 10 am–5 pm; Saturday–Sunday, 12–4 pm) during exhibitions, events and programs. Library research and tours of the Jacob Blauvelt House are available by appointment by contacting (845) 634-9629. For additional information about HSRC, visit our website at www.RocklandHistory.org.


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