Steenburg Tavern is a historic Revolutionary War-era

tavern A tavern is a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food such as different types of roast meats and cheese, and (mostly historically) where travelers would receive lodging. An inn is a tavern that h ...

located at Rhinecliff,

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History

Located on the west side of Route 9, it was originally built about 1749Kelly, Nancy. ''Rhinebeck's Historic Architecture'', The History Press, 2009
/ref> and expanded in the late 18th century. A 1749 map shows Joachim Radcliff living on the property; he was likely the original builder. A 1798 map indicates that it was by then a tavern owned by Benjamin van Steenburg.

Building

It is a four bay wide, two bay deep stone building built into a hillside. It features a sweeping gable roof and broad low

verandah A veranda or verandah is a roofed, open-air gallery or porch, attached to the outside of a building. A veranda is often partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front and sides of the structure. Although the form ''veran ...

. The overhang of the front roof, sheltering a porch is a typical Dutch feature. Also on the property is a contributing carriage barn and

privy Privy is an old-fashioned term for an outdoor toilet, often known as an outhouse and by many other names. Privy may also refer to: * Privy council, a body that advises the head of state * Privy mark, a small mark in the design of a coin * Privy Pur ...

. Originally built as a farmhouse, it was acquired as a dependency for Grasmere, as did the

Benner House The Benner House is located on Mill Street in the village of Rhinebeck, New York, United States, just off U.S. Route 9. It was built by a German immigrant, Johannes Benner, in the 1730s. It is the oldest house in the Village of Rhinebeck. It ...

and Fredenburg House, by the mid-19th century. It was added to the

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in 1987.

References

Commercial buildings completed in 1755 Buildings and structures in Dutchess County, New York Taverns in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Dutchess County, New York Taverns on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) {{DutchessCountyNY-NRHP-stub