The Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History is located in Hudson, New York, a small historic city in the bucolic Hudson River Valley. The Institute is easily accessible from New York City, Boston, and Albany by road and rail. Hudson’s dynamic contemporary culture and surrounding countryside provide a wealth of resources relating to the period, such as the Luykas Van Alen House, numerous Reformed Dutch churches, and the former manorial landholdings of the Van Rensselaer and Livingston families.
Contact
Mail: PO Box 86, Hudson, New York 12534
Email: info@jacobleislerinstitute.org
Phone: 518-567-6490
Institute Director & Found, David William Voorhees
Email: dwvoorhees@jacobleislerinstitute.org
Archivist & Librarian, Samantha Aviles
Email: saviles@jacobleislerinstitute.org
Administrator & IT Support, Dylan Jenks
Email: djenks@jacobleislerinstitute.org
Visit
As we are a small facility, advance notice of your visit and research needs are necessary. Please contact the Institute to arrange your visit.
Hours of Operation: 10:00am-4:00pm
46 Green St.
Hudson, New York 12534
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In Hudson and Surrounding Areas
Olana State Historic Site
The home of the Hudson River School painter Frederic Church. Built in 1872, it is now a historic house museum and grounds.
FASNY
The Museum of Firefighting.
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Features Lindenwald, the home in which Van Buren resided following his presidency (1837-1841). Built circa 1792 and remodeled in the 1840s, Lindenwald was also the home of the Van Ness family, who hosted Washington Irving while he wrote his History of New York (published in 1809).
Thomas Cole Historic Site
The home of the Hudson River School founder, located in Catskill.
Clermont State Historic Site
The estate of the Livingston family. Established in 1728, the estate features a house built circa 1779-1782.
The Columbia County Historical Society
The CCHS has several historic properties, including the 1737 Luykas Van Alen House, the 1820 Vanderpoel House, and the 1850 Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse.
