Senate House
- 296 Fair Street, Kingston, NY 12401 www.palisadesparksconservancy.org
- Shortly after Kingston became New York's first capital in the summer of 1777, local shopkeeper Abraham Van Gaasbeek rented out a room in his house to the newly created state senate
- That October, the government and local residents fled the city when the British attacked and burned it
- The Van Gaasbeek house survived the fire and now interprets the birth of New York State set against the turbulent backdrop of the Revolution
- The historic house contains 18th-century furnishings, a re-created Colonial kitchen, and the restored senate chamber
- The adjacent museum showcases regional art and artifacts, including an important collection of 19th-century paintings by Kingston native John Vanderlyn
Walkway Audio Tour
Walkway Past, Present, and Future
- Welcome
- Signal Tower
- 3000 Men
- American Bald Eagle
- First Photographer's Story
- Double Crested Cormorant
- Henry Hudson
- Intercollegiate Regatta
- Rapid Transit
- Whaling
- Engineering Feat
- Vassar Brewery
- The Walkway Vision
- Clearwater
- Sloops
- Ring-Billed Gulls
- Sturgeon
- Environmental Monitoring
- American Eel
- A Firefighter's Story
- Benches
- Bronze Medallions
- Dutchess County
- Little Italy
- Fall Kill
- Catskill Mountains
- Upper Landing Park
Other Nearby Historic Sites
State Sites: Mansions
- Introduction
- Philipse Manor Hall
- John Jay Homestead
- Bannerman's Island
- Staatsburgh
- Clermont
- Olana
- Schuyler Mansion
State Sites: Military
- Introduction
- Schuyler Mansion
- Fort Montgomery
- Senate House
- Clermont
- Stony Point Battlefield
- Knox's Headquarters
- New Windsor Cantonment
- Washington's Headquarters
Local National Sites
Other Local Sites