Cedarcliff Gatehouse, Poughkeepsie

Name: Cedarcliff Gatehouse
Address: Poughkeepsie, United States

#81 among attractions in Poughkeepsie

Gothic Revival architecture

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Cedarcliff Gatehouse is a historic gatehouse located in Poughkeepsie, in Dutchess County, New York. It is believed to have been designed by architect Andrew Jackson Downing and built about 1845. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, cruciform plan brick cottage in the Gothic Revival style. It features deep eaves with extended rafters and bargeboards with scroll-sawn overlay. The property includes a period cast iron gateway and fence. ()

Built: 1845 (179 years ago)Coordinates: 41°41'3"N, 73°55'11"W

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Day trips

Cedarcliff Gatehouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Locust Grove, Reformed Dutch Church of Poughkeepsie, Locust Grove Estate, Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.

1.1 miSW
Museum, History museum, Neo-renaissance architecture
Locust Grove, Poughkeepsie
28 min walk • Locust Grove is a National Historic Landmark estate located on US 9 in the Town of Poughkeepsie, New York. The 200-acre park-like estate includes homes, a carriage house, ice house, trails, a flower garden, and vegetable garden, and it overlooks the Hudson River from a bluff.
0.9 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Reformed Dutch Church of Poughkeepsie, Poughkeepsie
23 min walk • Reformed Dutch Church of Poughkeepsie is a historic church at 70 Hooker Avenue in Poughkeepsie, New York. The original congregation was formed in 1716. The building was constructed in 1921 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. It was designed by Charles Collens.
1 miSW
41°40'21"N • 73°55'47"W
Locust Grove Estate, Poughkeepsie
25 min walk • Museum, History museum
0.7 miW
Cemetery
Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie
19 min walk • The Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery is a rural cemetery located in Poughkeepsie, New York and includes the gravesites of several notable figures. It also has a crematory. The forty-four acres of land used for the cemetery were purchased by Matthew Vassar. Some of its architectural features were designed by J. A. Wood.
1 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church and Rectory, Poughkeepsie
27 min walk • Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church and Rectory is a historic Methodist Episcopal church and rectory located at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York. The church was built in 1892, and is a Romanesque Revival style brick and stone church. It features a massive hexagonal tower with castellated elements and an opern belfry.
1.2 miN
Art gallery, Greek Revival architecture
Barrett House, Poughkeepsie
31 min walk • Barrett House is a historic home located at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, today home to Barrett Art Center. This triple-landmark Greek Revival brick townhouse was built in the early 1840s.
1 miN
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Glebe House, Poughkeepsie
27 min walk • The Glebe House is an 18th-century Georgian brick building in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, USA. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as a historic place of local significance since 1982.
0.4 miE
Church
Poughkeepsie Meeting House, Poughkeepsie
12 min walk • Poughkeepsie Meeting House is a historic Quaker meeting house at 249 Hooker Avenue in Poughkeepsie, New York. It was built in 1927, and is a two-story, rectangular, Colonial Revival style brick building, with a basement. It has a gable roof and projecting entrance pavilion.
0.5 miSW
Museum, History museum
Maple Grove, Poughkeepsie
12 min walk • Maple Grove is a historic estate located at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York. The estate consists of eight contributing buildings: the main house, farmer's cottage, barn, carriage barn, garage, shed, and two cottages.
1.1 miN
Church
Poughkeepsie Meeting House, Poughkeepsie
28 min walk • Poughkeepsie Meeting House is a historic meeting house at 112 Montgomery Street in Poughkeepsie, New York. It was built in 1863 for the Society of Friends. The building was sold to the Temple Beth El, a local Jewish synagogue in 1927. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
0.8 miNW
Shingle style architecture
Reynolds House, Poughkeepsie
21 min walk • Reynolds House is a historic home located at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York. It was built about 1895 and is a 2+1⁄2-story Shingle Style dwelling.

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Which popular attractions are close to Cedarcliff Gatehouse?

Nearby attractions include Poughkeepsie Meeting House, Poughkeepsie (12 min walk), Maple Grove, Poughkeepsie (12 min walk), Dwight–Hooker Avenue Historic District, Poughkeepsie (19 min walk), Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie (19 min walk).

How to get to Cedarcliff Gatehouse by public transport?

The nearest stations to Cedarcliff Gatehouse:

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Poughkeepsie Middle School • Lines: Southside (18 min walk)
Poughkeepsie High School • Lines: Shopper's Special (20 min walk)