Brykill Farm, originally just Brykill, is a family-owned
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grass-fed beef
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located on Bruynswick Road (
Ulster County
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History
...
Route 7) in
Gardiner, New York, United States. Formerly a country
estate, its have a panoramic view of the
Shawangunks to the west.
First built as a small settler's home in 1724 and used as a court during the mid-19th century, it was expanded considerably in 1927 in a sympathetic
style
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and material. In 1983 it was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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. It has been a ranch, with cottages for weekend visitors, since 2000.
History
The land where Brykill now stands was first
granted to Gertrude Bruyn in 1694 by
William III William III or William the Third may refer to:
Kings
* William III of Sicily (c. 1186–c. 1198)
* William III of England and Ireland or William III of Orange or William II of Scotland (1650–1702)
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and
Mary II
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, hence the name Bruynswick for the area. Later grants followed, and in 1720 an Isaac Smedes bought the land. Four years later he built a small stone house, the first of several structures that would be merged into today's main house. In 1736 he expanded it to the size of the main block.
From Smedes the house would pass into the hands of various members of the locally prominent Jansen and Hasbrouck families, remaining mostly unchanged. During the latter's ownership, around 1850, the large dining room may have been used as a local courtroom. The waterside gazebo was added in 1890.
In 1926, William Bruyn, a descendant of the original landowners, purchased the property for use as a country estate. He retained
Kingston architectural firm Halvorsen and Teller to expand the property in a manner that preserved and reinforced its original aesthetics. This entailed adding onto the main block and connecting its components, and building the service complex.
References
External links
Brykill Farm website
{{National Register of Historic Places in New York
Ranches in the United States
Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Houses in Ulster County, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Ulster County, New York
Houses completed in 1724
Houses completed in 1927
Gardiner, New York
Stone houses in New York (state)
1724 establishments in the Province of New York