Huguenot Street: New Paltz, NY

Posted on | October 7, 2009 | 8 Comments

Historic Huguenot Street features seven unique stone houses dating to the early 1700s built by French Huguenot settlers. Huguenots from Northern France and modern day Belgium purchased 40,000 acres of land in the Mid-Hudson Valley from the Esopus Indians in the late 17th century. Small communities developed and thrived in the valley including New Paltz.

I went to college in New Paltz and would walk by these houses just about everyday. I was fascinated by the history and architecture of the buildings. The windows and shutters feel Dutch and different from anything I had ever seen in New England. Check out the green painted window frames in the room above. I wonder the real history of painting wood green? I’ll have to investigate…

Historic Huguenot Street
18 Broadhead Avenue
New Paltz, NY
huguenotstreet.org

Category: New York, architecture, on the streets

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8 Responses to “Huguenot Street: New Paltz, NY”

Jenn
October 7th, 2009 @ 11:46 am

I love it there. We went a few years ago and I’m thinking we might head back up that way next week before all of the fall colors are gone. Thanks for sharing!
Richard Heyl de Ortiz
October 7th, 2009 @ 2:32 pm

Thanks for the shout out! It is always great to hear good things about our site. While we’re open most of the year, the next couple of week will be a particularly good time to visit — we’re full of autumn colors!

Richard Heyl de Ortiz
Director of Public Programs
Historic Huguenot Street
Brittany Noel
October 7th, 2009 @ 10:09 pm

these look so beautiful. makes me wish i was at greenfield village right now! to be immersed in true, living history… nothing quite like it, huh?
mopar
October 7th, 2009 @ 10:12 pm

I don’t know about the green windows, but I think that first room could use some serious joist sistering or something.
Spencer
October 8th, 2009 @ 12:45 am

Like Brittany Noel, I’ve been to Greenfield Village….what a fabulous place. I haven’t been to New York, however, and really hope to do that one of these days. I live on the West Coast…we obviously don’t have historic buildings like these. :-0

Blessings,
Spencer
Lori D.
October 8th, 2009 @ 8:21 am

I’ve been interested in seeing this collection of houses ever since I found out about my own family’s Huguenot heritage. I love the stone work on the exterior.
Katy Elliott
October 8th, 2009 @ 9:22 am

Oh wow lori your family has huguenot hertiage? The stone houses are scattered all over the hudson valley. A great trip in the fall!
Lori D.
October 11th, 2009 @ 9:26 pm

I don’t think that my family’s branch were in the Hudson Valley but I was aware of the settlement there while doing research on them. My family’s branch settled in the Boston area and eventually ended up in rural, northern NY state.