ALBANY – The State Board for Historic Preservation has recommended adding four area properties to the State and National Registers of Historic Places.
Gustav & Marion Fleischmann House, a Colonial Revival-style residence in Peekskill was built in 1927 and designed by architect Chester Patterson. It was the home of Gustav Fleischmann Jr., a top executive with the Fleischmann Yeast Company that had a massive manufacturing and distilling plant in Peekskill that employed thousands of people before closing in 1977 after eight decades of operation there.
Child Welfare Association of Mamaroneck opened in 1927. The health care clinic was part of a national movement to address children’s welfare needs as many women left the home to join in the war effort during World War I. Reflecting its history in public health, the Colonial Revival-style building is currently a community health center.
Peter Sander van Alstyne House, also known as “The Tory House,”is a Dutch Colonial brick residence built in the Kinderhook area immediately before the American Revolution. It was occupied by Peter Sander van Alstyne, a Loyalist who served as an officer in the British army during the war. Afterward, he was compelled to leave New York for resettlement in Ontario, Canada, and this home and property were eventually confiscated. This home remains in residential use.
Gallatin Reformed Church and Cemetery, is a Federal-style meetinghouse built between 1823 and1824 to replace an earlier structure, and includes a parsonage, a church hall, and a cemetery with burials dating to the 1770s. Retaining its original character, the church reflects the Dutch Reformed religious heritage of the region, while the cemetery retains early and distinguished examples of funerary art.
