Kingston

Senate House State Historic Site

Government · 296 Fair Street, Kingston, NY 12401

The stone house where the first New York State Senate met in 1777, one of the few buildings in the Stockade District that survived the British burning. Built in the 1670s, it served as the legislature's meeting place from September to October 1777. Now a state historic site with a museum.

Kingston Stockade Historic District

Landmark · Wall Street and Fair Street, Kingston, NY 12401

The original heart of Kingston, retaining its original Dutch street grid and many lots with 17th- and 18th-century footprints. Most structures were burned by the British in October 1777 and rebuilt. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Kingston Uptown Historic District

Landmark · Uptown Kingston, NY 12401

The broader Uptown Kingston area encompassing the Stockade District and surrounding 18th- and 19th-century development. Several stone houses date to the immediate post-1777 period, built by families returning after the British raid, illustrating the physical process of rebuilding a Revolutionary-era community.

Old Dutch Church of Kingston

Church · 272 Wall Street, Kingston, NY 12401

The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Kingston, whose predecessor structure was burned by the British in October 1777. Current building dates to 1852; congregation traces to 1659. The burial ground contains graves of early Dutch settlers and Revolutionary-era figures.

Wiltwyck Cemetery (Old Dutch Burying Ground)

Cemetery · Wall Street, Kingston, NY 12401

Historic cemetery adjacent to the Old Dutch Church containing graves of Kingston's founding Dutch families and Revolutionary-era residents. Several legislators and officials of the first New York State government are buried here.