Boscobel (mansion)

Boscobel House and Gardens is a historic house museum in Garrison, New York, overlooking the Hudson River. The house was built in the early 19th century for States Dyckman. It is considered a significant example of the Federal style of American architecture, augmented indoors by a scheme of decorative elements and a collection of furniture, which, while not original to the house, are considered to be representative of the Federal period.

Boscobel House and Gardens
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Boscobel front facade, 2017
LocationGarrison, New York
Nearest cityBeacon
Coordinates41°24′40″N 73°56′21″W
Area45 acres (18 ha)
Built1804-1808
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.77000971
Added to NRHP1977

Dyckman built the house in the Westchester County hamlet of Montrose. In an effort to save the house from demolition in the mid-20th century, preservationists arranged for it to move 15 miles (24 km) upriver to its current location, one mile south of the village of Cold Spring, Putnam County, along New York State Route 9D.

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