Traphagen Added To National Historic Register

NEW CITY, NY — The Tallman-Budke and Vanderbilt-Budke-Traphagen Houses have been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The nine acre Traphagen property, which includes the 1791 Tallman-Budke House and the 1820 Vanderbilt-Budke-Traphagen House, was recently added to the New York State Register of Historic Places as well.

The designation was announced by Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann, who considers restoring and renovating the houses and property to preserve the town's history one of his priorities. The town secured $500,000 in state grants to restore the houses.

“Traphagen is a historic jewel of Clarkstown and I will continue to make the rehabilitation of Traphagen a priority,” Hoehmann said. “Being listed on the National Register of Historic Places is acknowledgment of the impact Clarkstown has made, not only on the history of our great State, but of our great Country. I’m honored and proud to have received this designation.”

The Tallman-Budke house is one of the oldest sandstone houses in the region and the Vanderbilt-Budke-Traphagen house represents a colonial revival style dwelling.

The historic houses are adjacent to the Town’s 78 acre Germonds Park.

In addition, this year the town started a weekly farmers market on the property. The market will be open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Oct. 28.

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America's historic and archeological resources.

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