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Herkimer Home State Historic Site is a
The site offers a picnic area, scenic views, a visitor center, tours, re-enactments, gardens, and hiking.
Herkimer Home State Historic Site
(Official site), at NYS OPRHP
in LandmarkSociety.org book {{Protected areas of New York Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) New York (state) historic sites Museums in Herkimer County, New York Historic house museums in New York (state) Houses in Herkimer County, New York Parks in Herkimer County, New York Houses completed in 1764 1764 establishments in the Province of New York National Register of Historic Places in Herkimer County, New York
historic house museum
A historic house museum is a house of historic significance that has been transformed into a museum. Historic furnishings may be displayed in a way that reflects their original placement and usage in a home. Historic house museums are held to a ...
in Herkimer County
Herkimer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,139. Its county seat is Herkimer. The county was created in 1791 north of the Mohawk River out of part of Montgomery County. It is named af ...
, New York, United States. Herkimer Home is in the north part of the Town of Danube, south of the Mohawk River
The Mohawk River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 3, 2011 river in the U.S. state of New York. It is the largest tributary of the Hudson River. The Mohawk f ...
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The home was built in 1764 by Nicholas Herkimer, who died there in 1777 from wounds suffered in the Battle of Oriskany. He is also buried there. In 1834, the house was owned by Nicholas Herkimer's nephew, John Herkimer.
Services and activities
The site offers a picnic area, scenic views, a visitor center, tours, re-enactments, gardens, and hiking.
Attempted closure
In 2010, Democratic GovernorDavid Paterson
David Alexander Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 55th governor of New York, succeeding Eliot Spitzer and serving out nearly three years of Spitzer's term from March 2008 to December 2010. ...
attempted to close the park due to budget cuts. Opposition to the closure was strong, and the park remained open.
See also
*List of New York State Historic Sites
This is a list of New York (state) historic sites. It includes 40 state-designated historic sites and parks managed by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Twenty-two sites also are National Historic Landmarks ...
References
External links
*Herkimer Home State Historic Site
(Official site), at NYS OPRHP
in LandmarkSociety.org book {{Protected areas of New York Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) New York (state) historic sites Museums in Herkimer County, New York Historic house museums in New York (state) Houses in Herkimer County, New York Parks in Herkimer County, New York Houses completed in 1764 1764 establishments in the Province of New York National Register of Historic Places in Herkimer County, New York