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Locust Mansion & Stone House |
Built in 1814 by Josiah Hasbrouck and owned by his descendants until given to the Huguenot Society in 1958. It is furnished in period down to the marble-plaster embellishments of the three-story center hall. The house is surrounded by a large farm, which has been most productive since the days of the Evert Terwilliger family, who settled there and built the stone house (1728) standing a short distance away.
| Location | Highway 32 New Paltz New York |
| Phone | 914-255-1889 |
| Website |
http://www.hasbrouckfamily.org/houses.htm
The slaughter-house is very interesting because of the fact that it still retains all the equipment that was used in such a building in 1814. There are areas for turkeys, chickens, ducks, and hogs to be placed before slaughtering. The ovens to heat the water, the great iron cauldron for scalding hogs are to be seen, as well as a pulley for ... |
