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Ethol House
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National Register of Historic Places

Ethol House

On the National Register since 198244 years
Listed 1982Poughkeepsie
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About Ethol House

Ethol House, at 171 Hooker Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 26, 1982. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It was listed as part of Poughkeepsie MRA. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Poughkeepsie, New York state, USA. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

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171 Hooker Ave., Poughkeepsie · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Ethol HouseStart here
  2. 2Sague HouseBungalow/Craftsman · next door
  3. 3Grey HookBuilding · next door
  4. 4Charles Morschauser HouseBuilt 1902 · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Moore HouseBungalow/Craftsman · 0.2 mi on
Around it

34 more Register listings within a mile

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

BCedarcliff GatehouseGothic Revival0.3 miBThompson HouseSecond Empire0.5 miBGregory HouseSecond Empire0.5 mi★Matthew Vassar EstateBuilding0.6 miDDwight-Hooker Avenue Historic DistrictShingle0.6 miBReformed Dutch Church of PoughkeepsieLate Gothic Revival0.6 miBFreer HouseBuilding0.7 miBMaple GroveItalian Villa0.7 miBReynolds HouseShingle0.7 miBCorlies-Ritter-Hart HouseBuilt 18720.7 miBHershkind HouseStick/Eastlake0.7 miBPost-Williams HouseLate Victorian0.7 miBGlebe HouseGeorgian0.7 miBF.R. Bain HouseBuilding0.8 miBSouth Hamilton Street RowSecond Empire/Italianate0.8 miBPhillips HouseQueen Anne0.8 miBBoughton/Haight HouseItalianate0.8 miBTrinity Methodist Episcopal Church and RectoryQueen Anne0.8 mi
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BClinton HouseGeorgian0.8 miDAcademy Street Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.9 miBPoughkeepsie Meeting House (Montgomery Street)Romanesque0.9 miBVassar-Warner RowGreek Revival0.9 miBMulrien HouseGothic Revival0.9 miBPoughkeepsie Almshouse and City InfirmaryItalianate0.9 miBTravis HouseGreek Revival0.9 miBBooth, O. H., Hose CompanyBuilding0.9 miBPoughkeepsie Underwear FactoryBuilding0.9 miBEastman TerraceRenaissance1 miDGarfield Place Historic DistrictDistrict1 miBChurch Street RowGreek Revival1 miBBarrett HouseGreek Revival1 miBFirst Presbyterian ChurchRomanesque1 miBFirst Presbyterian Church RectorySecond Empire1 miBNiagara Engine HouseLate Gothic Revival · Built 19091 mi

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Questions about Ethol House

Is Ethol House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 26, 1982 (Register number 82001134).

Is Ethol House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New York has 273 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Matthew Vassar Estate, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit Ethol House?

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.

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