Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, Kinderhook
Facts and practical information
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site is a unit of the United States National Park Service in Columbia County, New York, 1 mile south of the village of Kinderhook, 125 miles north of New York City and 20 miles south of Albany. The National Historic Site preserves the Lindenwald estate owned by Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States. Van Buren purchased the 36-room mansion during his presidency in 1839, and it became his home and farm from his leaving office in 1841 until his death in 1862. ()
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Columbia County Historical Society, Kinderhook Reformed Church, Jack Shainman Gallery: The School, Chatham.