Walking Tour
Walking TourBeacon
145 Sterling Street, Beacon, NY 12508
Mount Gulian Historic Site offers tours of its historic home, 18th-century Dutch barn, and heritage garden. The tours cover Mount Gulian’s history, including its role in the Revolutionary War as Patriot General Frederick von Steuben’s headquarters, the founding of the Society of the Cincinnati in 1783, and the history of the Verplanck family. Visitors will also learn about James F. Brown, an enslaved man, and Robert Newlin Verplanck’s participation in the Civil War as an officer in the US Colored Troops (USCT). Artifacts from the 18th through 20th centuries, such as antique books, furniture, and Revolutionary War items, are on display.
June 11 at 12pm
Step into 1730 at this Dutch colonial homestead perched above the Hudson River. Knowledgeable guides walk you through the historic house, heritage garden, and massive Dutch Barn while sharing stories of Revolutionary War spies and the family who called this home for seven generations.
June 11 at 12pm
Walk through Revolutionary War history where General von Steuben once planned campaigns. This riverside estate shares forgotten stories of freedom seekers alongside 18th-century artifacts in a Dutch barn that feels frozen in time.
June 11 at 12pm
Walk where Revolutionary War history was made at this 1730 Dutch homestead. General von Steuben planned here, the Society of the Cincinnati was born here, and the story of James F. Brown, an enslaved man who risked everything for freedom, still resonates through the rooms and river-view gardens.
BeaconOpens Thursday at 12:00 PM
Walking TourWalking Tour145 Sterling Street, Beacon, NY 12508
Mount Gulian Historic Site offers tours of its historic home, 18th-century Dutch barn, and heritage garden. The tours cover Mount Gulian’s history, including its role in the Revolutionary War as Patriot General Frederick von Steuben’s headquarters, the founding of the Society of the Cincinnati in 1783, and the history of the Verplanck family. Visitors will also learn about James F. Brown, an enslaved man, and Robert Newlin Verplanck’s participation in the Civil War as an officer in the US Colored Troops (USCT). Artifacts from the 18th through 20th centuries, such as antique books, furniture, and Revolutionary War items, are on display.
June 11 at 12pm
Step into 1730 at this Dutch colonial homestead perched above the Hudson River. Knowledgeable guides walk you through the historic house, heritage garden, and massive Dutch Barn while sharing stories of Revolutionary War spies and the family who called this home for seven generations.
June 11 at 12pm
Walk through Revolutionary War history where General von Steuben once planned campaigns. This riverside estate shares forgotten stories of freedom seekers alongside 18th-century artifacts in a Dutch barn that feels frozen in time.
June 11 at 12pm
Walk where Revolutionary War history was made at this 1730 Dutch homestead. General von Steuben planned here, the Society of the Cincinnati was born here, and the story of James F. Brown, an enslaved man who risked everything for freedom, still resonates through the rooms and river-view gardens.