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==History== |
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In the early 1700s, William Traphagen, an early settler of Rhinebeck (then a village known as Ryn Beck), established a traveler’s inn called Traphagen Tavern in the village. In 1766, Arent Traphagen, the |
In the early 1700s, William Traphagen, an early settler of Rhinebeck (then a village known as Ryn Beck), established a traveler’s inn called the '''Traphagen Tavern''' in the village. In 1766, Arent Traphagen, the grandsonson of William Traphagen, relocated the tavern to its present location, where the [[Albany Post Road|King’s Highway]] intersected the [[Sepasco Trail]]. When winter closed the river, the road was the only avenue of travel.It served as a stage-house for stage coaches. Stables were erected to accommodate the change of horses.<ref name=Morse>[https://books.google.com/books?id=lotBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA167&lpg=PA167&dq=Thomas+Suckley+%2B+Mt+Rutsen&source=bl&ots=kH29nICy-2&sig=ACfU3U0P-k67yb7IVENbsvSYimPEMCxFpw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjUkYnBxKflAhUkmuAKHYqRCNEQ6AEwA3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Thomas%20Suckley%20%20%20Mt%20Rutsen&f=false Morse, Howard Holdridge. ''Historical Old Rhinebeck, Echoes of Two Centuries'', Rhinebeck. 1908]{{PD-notice}}</ref> |
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It has remained in operation as a hotel ever since.<ref name="NRHP nom">{{cite web|last=Sharp|first=L. Corwin|title=National Register of Historic Places nomination, Rhinebeck Village Historic District|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=2007|publisher=[[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]]|date=February 14, 1979|accessdate=June 1, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Beekman Arms and Delamater Inn|url=http://www.historichotels.org/hotels-resorts/beekman-arms-and-delamater-inn/|website=Historic Hotels of America|accessdate=6 January 2017}}</ref> Around 1765, a spring near the roadside supplied a well that became the "town pump". |
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During the last third of the 18th century, the inn, then known as Bogardus Tavern, was host to many leaders of the [[American Revolution]], including [[George Washington]], [[Philip Schuyler]], [[Benedict Arnold]] and [[Alexander Hamilton]]. In 1775, the [[4th New York Regiment|4th Regiment of the Continental Army]] drilled on |
During the last third of the 18th century, the inn, was then known as the '''Bogardus Tavern'''. Arent Traphagen died in 1769 and the tavern was purchased by Everardus Bogardus, great-grandson of the New Netherlands [[Everardus Bogardus|dominie]]. It was host to many leaders of the [[American Revolution]], including [[George Washington]], [[Philip Schuyler]], [[Benedict Arnold]] and [[Alexander Hamilton]]. In 1775, the [[4th New York Regiment|4th Regiment of the Continental Army]] drilled on the Bogardus lot near the tavern.<ref name=Morse/> |
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By 1785, the King’s Highway was now the country's [[Albany Post Road|Post Road]], and in 1788, after [[American independence|independence]], the village continued to grow. The [[Rhinebeck (town), New York|Town of Rhinebeck]], which contains the village, was organized.<ref name="Draft comprehensive plan, Historical resources">Town and Village of Rhinebeck, {{cite web |url= http://www.rhinebeck-ny.gov/files/comp_plan/TRP_Chapter_12_HistoricCultural_062008.pdf |title= Draft Comprehensive Plan, Chapter 12, Historic and Cultural Resources |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110720154008/http://www.rhinebeck-ny.gov/files/comp_plan/TRP_Chapter_12_HistoricCultural_062008.pdf |archive-date= 2011-07-20 |df= }}, June 13, 2008; retrieved June 3, 2009.</ref> |
By 1785, the King’s Highway was now the country's [[Albany Post Road|Post Road]], and in 1788, after [[American independence|independence]], the village continued to grow. The [[Rhinebeck (town), New York|Town of Rhinebeck]], which contains the village, was organized.<ref name="Draft comprehensive plan, Historical resources">Town and Village of Rhinebeck, {{cite web |url= http://www.rhinebeck-ny.gov/files/comp_plan/TRP_Chapter_12_HistoricCultural_062008.pdf |title= Draft Comprehensive Plan, Chapter 12, Historic and Cultural Resources |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110720154008/http://www.rhinebeck-ny.gov/files/comp_plan/TRP_Chapter_12_HistoricCultural_062008.pdf |archive-date= 2011-07-20 |df= }}, June 13, 2008; retrieved June 3, 2009.</ref> The current route of East Market Street was laid out the same year during construction of the Ulster-Saulsbury Turnpike, later to become Route 308.<ref>Sharp, L. Corwin (February 14, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places nomination, Rhinebeck Village Historic District," p. 48. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 20, 2010.</ref> Everardus Bogardus died in 1799, and the tavern passed to his son Benjamin. |
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In 1802, Asa Potter bought the inn from |
In 1802, Asa Potter bought the inn from Benjamin Bogardus. In 1804, during the race for [[Governor of New York State]], both candidates had headquarters in Rhinebeck. [[Morgan Lewis (governor)|Gen. Morgan Lewis]] had his at the inn, then known as '''Potter’s Tavern''', and Vice President [[Aaron Burr]] had his down the street at the Kip Tavern. Potts died in 1805. The tavern then came into possession of Captain Jacques, a former river sloop captain. It remained a rendezvous for politicians. [[Martin Van Buren]] was a frequent guest at '''Jacques' Tavern'''.<ref name=Morse/> |
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In 1918, under the ownership of Tracy Dows, the inn was extensively renovated, with a ballroom being added. Dows's son [[Olin Dows]], a [[United States Army artist]] who would serve in the [[European Theater of Operations]] during [[World War II]], was commissioned to paint a [[List of United States post office murals#New York|mural]] in the [[United States Post Office (Rhinebeck, New York)|Rhinebeck post office]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Althen|first1=Harlan|title=F.D.R. AS ARCHITECT; F.D.R. AS ARCHITECT|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1940/12/08/archives/fdr-as-architect-fdr-as-architect.html|accessdate=6 January 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=8 December 1940}}</ref> depicting the town’s beginnings.<ref name="Marist">{{cite web|url=http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/frdcsb7.html|title=FDR and Dutchess County Stone Buildings|accessdate=2007-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608022724/http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/frdcsb7.html|archive-date=2007-06-08|url-status=dead|df=}}</ref><ref name="Library NRHP nom">{{cite web| url = https://cris.parks.ny.gov/| title = Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)| publisher = [[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]]| format = Searchable database| accessdate = 2016-03-01}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''Note:'' This includes |
In 1918, under the ownership of Tracy Dows, the inn was extensively renovated, with a ballroom being added. Dows's son [[Olin Dows]], a [[United States Army artist]] who would serve in the [[European Theater of Operations]] during [[World War II]], was commissioned to paint a [[List of United States post office murals#New York|mural]] in the [[United States Post Office (Rhinebeck, New York)|Rhinebeck post office]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Althen|first1=Harlan|title=F.D.R. AS ARCHITECT; F.D.R. AS ARCHITECT|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1940/12/08/archives/fdr-as-architect-fdr-as-architect.html|accessdate=6 January 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=8 December 1940}}</ref> depicting the town’s beginnings.<ref name="Marist">{{cite web|url=http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/frdcsb7.html|title=FDR and Dutchess County Stone Buildings|accessdate=2007-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608022724/http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/frdcsb7.html|archive-date=2007-06-08|url-status=dead|df=}}</ref><ref name="Library NRHP nom">{{cite web| url = https://cris.parks.ny.gov/| title = Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)| publisher = [[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]]| format = Searchable database| accessdate = 2016-03-01}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''Note:'' This includes |
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General information | |
Location | 6387 Mill Street Rhinebeck, New York |
Coordinates | 41°55′36″N 73°54′47″W / 41.9266°N 73.9130°W |
Named for | Gerardus Beekman |
Estimated completion | 1766 |
Governing body | Private |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 73 |
Website | |
beekmandelamaterinn.com |
The Beekman Arms Inn—formerly known as the Traphagen Tavern, Bogardus Tavern and Potter’s Tavern, and currently known as the Beekman Arms and Delamater Inn—is an historic inn located in the village of Rhinebeck, New York.[1] It is within the Rhinebeck Village Historic District, a historic district added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as a cohesive area of preserved historic buildings.[2] The inn claims to be America's oldest continuously operated hotel.[3][4][5]
History
In the early 1700s, William Traphagen, an early settler of Rhinebeck (then a village known as Ryn Beck), established a traveler’s inn called the Traphagen Tavern in the village. In 1766, Arent Traphagen, the grandsonson of William Traphagen, relocated the tavern to its present location, where the King’s Highway intersected the Sepasco Trail. When winter closed the river, the road was the only avenue of travel.It served as a stage-house for stage coaches. Stables were erected to accommodate the change of horses.[6] It has remained in operation as a hotel ever since.[7][8] Around 1765, a spring near the roadside supplied a well that became the "town pump".
During the last third of the 18th century, the inn, was then known as the Bogardus Tavern. Arent Traphagen died in 1769 and the tavern was purchased by Everardus Bogardus, great-grandson of the New Netherlands dominie. It was host to many leaders of the American Revolution, including George Washington, Philip Schuyler, Benedict Arnold and Alexander Hamilton. In 1775, the 4th Regiment of the Continental Army drilled on the Bogardus lot near the tavern.[6]
By 1785, the King’s Highway was now the country's Post Road, and in 1788, after independence, the village continued to grow. The Town of Rhinebeck, which contains the village, was organized.[9] The current route of East Market Street was laid out the same year during construction of the Ulster-Saulsbury Turnpike, later to become Route 308.[10] Everardus Bogardus died in 1799, and the tavern passed to his son Benjamin.
In 1802, Asa Potter bought the inn from Benjamin Bogardus. In 1804, during the race for Governor of New York State, both candidates had headquarters in Rhinebeck. Gen. Morgan Lewis had his at the inn, then known as Potter’s Tavern, and Vice President Aaron Burr had his down the street at the Kip Tavern. Potts died in 1805. The tavern then came into possession of Captain Jacques, a former river sloop captain. It remained a rendezvous for politicians. Martin Van Buren was a frequent guest at Jacques' Tavern.[6]
In 1918, under the ownership of Tracy Dows, the inn was extensively renovated, with a ballroom being added. Dows's son Olin Dows, a United States Army artist who would serve in the European Theater of Operations during World War II, was commissioned to paint a mural in the Rhinebeck post office[11] depicting the town’s beginnings.[12][13] Olin's Harvard classmate and close friend Thomas Wolfe visited the inn frequently, and his five years of prolonged stays at the inn have been said to have been the basis for what became his 1935 novel Of Time and the River.[14]
In 1957, the inn was host to New York Governor W. Averell Harriman upon the dedication of the Kingston–Rhinecliff Bridge.[15]
In the 1980s, a greenhouse room was added to the front of the ballroom.[14] In 1987, the inn was owned by Charles LaForge Jr.[16]
Notable events
The inn has been host to numerous local and national historic events, including:[14]
- Horace Greeley, a U.S. Representative and founder and editor of the New-York Tribune, was a frequent guest.[17]
- William Jennings Bryan, a Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1896, 1900, and 1908, spoke from a second-story window to an enthusiastic gathering on the front lawn.[17]
- Benjamin Harrison and his running mate, Levi P. Morton, learned the convention had nominated them for president and vice-president while assembled with their supporters at the inn in 1888. Harrison became the 23rd President of the United States in 1889.
- U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a resident of nearby Hyde Park and a frequent guest at the inn, concluded every campaign, both for governor and for president, by giving a speech from the front porch of the inn.[14][18][19]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Rhinebeck, New York
- Rhinebeck Area Chamber of Commerce
References
- ^ Times, Harold Faber, Special To The New York (6 January 1991). "Sunday Outing; Architectural History Still at Your Service". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Hatch, Marilyn. "Rhinebeck Village Walking Tour". Archived from the original on January 7, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
- ^ "Beekman Arms and Delamater Inn". Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ Miller;, Bryan (17 January 1993). "Top-Notch Tables; Rhinebeck, New York". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
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: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Times, Special To The New York (6 February 1972). "Letters:". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ a b c Morse, Howard Holdridge. Historical Old Rhinebeck, Echoes of Two Centuries, Rhinebeck. 1908
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Sharp, L. Corwin (February 14, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places nomination, Rhinebeck Village Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
- ^ "Beekman Arms and Delamater Inn". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ Town and Village of Rhinebeck, "Draft Comprehensive Plan, Chapter 12, Historic and Cultural Resources" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20., June 13, 2008; retrieved June 3, 2009.
- ^ Sharp, L. Corwin (February 14, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places nomination, Rhinebeck Village Historic District," p. 48. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
- ^ Althen, Harlan (8 December 1940). "F.D.R. AS ARCHITECT; F.D.R. AS ARCHITECT". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "FDR and Dutchess County Stone Buildings". Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-01.[permanent dead link] Note: This includes Larry E. Gobrecht (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Rhinebeck Post Office" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying eight photographs
- ^ a b c d Szvift, Paul. "Beekman Arms and Delamater Inn Rhinebeck New York". www.beekmandelamaterinn.com. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ Times, Special To The New York (5 May 1957). "NEW HUDSON BRIDGE WILL BE DEDICATED". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ Rimer, Sara (24 January 1987). "COLUMN ONE: AROUND RHINEBECK; Unwelcome Guests From New York City". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ a b "The Gardens at Rhinebeck is haven along the Hudson". NY Daily News. May 31, 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ Times, Special To The New York (14 May 1989). "LIFE STYLE: Sunday Outing; Hyde Park Mansions And a Small-Town Inn". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ Times, Special To The New York (3 November 1936). "ROOSEVELT SPEAKS IN NEIGHBOR TOWNS; He Gets Friendly Reception in 75-Mile Drive Through the Hyde Park Area". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2017.