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Historical Spots Around Newburgh
The Captain David Crawford House is one of Historical Spots Around Newburgh.

1. The Captain David Crawford House

189 Montgomery St, Newburgh, NY 12550, Newburgh, NY
Historic and Protected Site · 2 tips and reviews

Johanna P.Johanna Porr: Home of the Newburgh Historical Society, an 1830 Neo-classical mansion that was built by steamboat shipper David Crawford, don't miss their programs throughout the summer and house tours in December.

Washington's Headquarters Monument is one of Historical Spots Around Newburgh.

2. Washington's Headquarters Monument

8.4
Washington St (Libery St), Newburgh, NY
Monument · 4 tips and reviews

Johanna P.Johanna Porr: Washington's longest & last headquarters of the Rev. War, in a park over the Hudson River, a house, centennial tower and museum. Opened in 1850 as the first designated historic site in the nation.

Fullerton Mansion Cultural Center is one of Historical Spots Around Newburgh.

3. Fullerton Mansion Cultural Center

297 Grand St, Newburgh, NY
Event Space · 1 tip

Johanna P.Johanna Porr: Twenty room, Second Empire Italianate architecture. The 1868 mansion was built by Newburgher Judge William Fullerton who famously cross examined Henry Ward Beecher in the 1875 adultery trial.

North Plank Road Tavern is one of Historical Spots Around Newburgh.

4. North Plank Road Tavern

8.5
30 Plank Rd, Newburgh, NY
Restaurant · 6 tips and reviews

Johanna P.Johanna Porr: An 1801 tavern on old N. Plank Road, has the original bar from the old US Hotel that was on the Nwbg waterfront in the 19th century, past owners ran speakeasy during prohibition, food's great too.

5. 116 First Street, Deyo House

Newburgh, NY
Home (private) · 1 tip

Johanna P.Johanna Porr: 1830's home of the Deyo family, row houses known as "quality row," home was wired by Thomas Edison while he lived there in 1884, fully restored by local artist Don Herron.

Newburgh Brewing Company is one of Historical Spots Around Newburgh.

6. Newburgh Brewing Company

8.9
88 S Colden St, Newburgh, NY
Brewery · 66 tips and reviews

Johanna P.Johanna Porr: Built in the 1850's as the Wright Steam Engine Works Co. then a yarn mill, then a paper box factory, the building has been adaptively re-used as a brewery. The owners have kept it's historical charm.

The Tolerable Cottage is one of Historical Spots Around Newburgh.

7. The Tolerable Cottage

Norton Street (Lily Street), Newburgh, NY
Housing Development · 1 tip

Johanna P.Johanna Porr: Colonial Terraces neighborhood, built by Henry Wright in 1917 as America's first garden city, statue of famous Newburgher (and NYS's first Governor) George Clinton is in the park along Fullerton Ave.

Balmville Tree is one of Historical Spots Around Newburgh.

8. Balmville Tree

39 Commonwealth Ave, Newburgh, NY
Park · 1 tip

Johanna P.Johanna Porr: Oldest cottonwood tree in America and the smallest designated State park (one tree), dates to the 1650's.

9. Colden Park

Newburgh, NY
Housing Development · 1 tip

Johanna P.Johanna Porr: The ruins of the 1767 Caldwallader Colden, Jr. mansion are along 17K. The interior paneling is on display in the Verplanck room at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.

10. Van Wyck Homestead

Rt. 9, Fishkill, NY
Historic and Protected Site · 2 tips and reviews

Johanna P.Johanna Porr: Colonial home, used during the Rev. War as part of the army's supply depot and wartime hospital, stop in to learn about the hundreds of soldiers buried on the property.

Mt Gulian Historical Site is one of Historical Spots Around Newburgh.

11. Mt Gulian Historical Site

7.6
145 Sterling St (S Cedar St.), Beacon, NY
Historic and Protected Site · 3 tips and reviews

Johanna P.Johanna Porr: Dutch Colonial home used as a HQ for Revolutionary War officers, birthplace of the Society of the Cincinnati in 1783 when Baron Von Steuben occupied the house.