Rokeby

  • Also Known As: La Bergerie

  • Address: River Rd
  • Vicinity: S of Barrytown between Hudson River and River Rd
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1790/02/02 Alida Livingston Armstrong Owner Margret Livingston for 10 shillings and natural affection deeds Alida Livingston parcels including Lot 3 of the Schuyler Patent in Duchess County, New York, which is the site of Rokeby.
1811/00/00 John Armstrong Jr Home Construction begins on "La Bergerie" for John and Alida Livingston Armstrong.
1812/00/00 John Armstrong Jr Home Construction on "La Bergerie" is interrupted by the War of 1812 when John Armstrong, the owner, serves as a Brigadier General and later as Secretary of War.
1815/00/00 Alida Livingston Armstrong Home "La Bergerie" is completed for John and Alida Livingston Armstrong.
1836/06/25 William Backhouse Astor Sr Home William Backhouse Astor Sr buys Rokeby mansion from John Armstrong for $50,000.
1838/01/25 Julia Ward Howe Bridesmaid Emily Astor marries Samuel Cutler Ward Marriage of Emily Astor and Samuel Cutler Ward
1838/01/25 Emily Astor Ward Bride Emily Astor marries Samuel Cutler Ward Marriage of Emily Astor and Samuel Cutler Ward
1838/01/25 Samuel Cutler Ward Groom Emily Astor marries Samuel Cutler Ward Marriage of Emily Astor and Samuel Cutler Ward
1844/09/17 Franklin H Delano Groom Laura Eugenia Astor, daughter of William Backhouse Astor and Margaret Armstrong Astor, marries Franklin H Delano in Lower Red Hook, New York.
1844/09/17 Laura Astor Delano Bride Laura Eugenia Astor, daughter of William Backhouse Astor and Margaret Armstrong Astor, marries Franklin H Delano in Lower Red Hook, New York.
1849/00/00 Hans Jacob Ehlers Landscape Architect The Astors commission Hans Jacob Ehlers to improve the grounds at "Rokeby".
1865/00/00 John Armstrong Chanler Home Childhood home of Archie Chanler.
1894/00/00 Stanford White Architect Stanford White desgins a series of additions for Rokeby
1896/10/00 Stanford White Wedding Coordinator, Guest Rokeby is transformed for the wedding of Miss Alida Chanler under the direction of Stanford White. Marriage of Alida Chanler and Christopher Emmet
1896/10/27 C Temple Emmet Groom Alida Chanler marries Christopher Emmet during a Fall wedding at Rokeby, the Chanler family estate in Barrytown, New York. Marriage of Alida Chanler and Christopher Emmet
1896/10/27 Alida Chanler Emmet Bride Alida Chanler marries Christopher Emmet during a Fall wedding at Rokeby, the Chanler family estate in Barrytown, New York. Marriage of Alida Chanler and Christopher Emmet
1910/00/00 Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects Landscape improvement are created by the Olmsted Brothers, 1909-1912.

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Particulars for Rokeby:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Historic District
Owner Private
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 26th March 1975

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Rokeby
Registry Address: S of Barrytown between Hudson River and River Rd.
Registry Number: 75001181
Resource Type: District
Owner: Private
Architect: unknown
Architectural Style: No style listed
Area in Acres: 437
Contributing Buildings: 7
Contributing Structures: 1
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1800-1824
Significant Year: 1811, 1815
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling

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