Museums History New York
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Madam Brett Homestead

Beacon, New York

History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

Built in 1709, Dutchess County's oldest homestead; 17 rooms of furnishings, porcelain, paintings, books, tools and gardens. Owned for seven generations by the Brett family.

Mount Gulian Historic Site

Beacon, New York

Botanical Garden, History, Historic House, Military

Mount Gulian is a designated National Historic Site in the Hudson Valley of NY. It includes a restored fieldstone homestead colonial-era museum building, a historic "Dutch" barn, a heritage English garden, and 40 acres of open space, woods and a great view of the Hudson River.