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Claverack Free Library
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National Register of Historic Places

Claverack Free Library

On the National Register since 199828 years
Colonial RevivalListed 1998Claverack
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Claverack Free Library

Claverack Free Library, at 629 NY 23B, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 7, 1998. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Colonial Revival, as it does for 478 other New York listings. It was listed as part of Claverack MPS. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isLibrary in Claverack-Red Mills, New York, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 20 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1891 to today

  1. 1891Built
  2. 1998Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 28 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

629 NY 23B, Claverack · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Claverack Free LibraryStart here
  2. 2Trinity Episcopal ChurchShingle Style · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Cornelius S. Muller HouseDutch Colonial · next door
  4. 4Muldor-Miller HouseBuilt 1790 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Stephen Hogeboom HouseGeorgian · next door
Around it

8 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BFairview ManorBuilding0.2 miBFirst Columbia County CourthouseEarly Republic · Built 17860.4 miBReformed Dutch Church of ClaverackDutch Colonial · Built 17670.4 miBHarmon Miller HouseLate Victorian · Built 18780.5 miBStephen Miller HouseFederal0.5 miBVan Rensselaer Lower Manor HouseDutch Colonial0.5 miBWilliam Henry Ludlow HouseGeorgian0.5 miBGeorge Felpel HouseColonial Revival · Built 19220.5 mi
More like it

Colonial Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Colonial Revival.

George Felpel HouseBuilt 1922 · 0.5 mi away
US Post Office-Hudson3.3 mi away
East Side Historic District6.4 mi away
US Post Office-Catskill6.6 mi away

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Questions about Claverack Free Library

Is Claverack Free Library on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 7, 1998 (Register number 97001624).

Is Claverack Free Library a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New York has 273 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Dr. Oliver Bronson House and Estate, 2.9 miles away.

Can you visit Claverack Free Library?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Claverack Free Library?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 20 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75312373 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.