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Buying a house in Dutchess County NY - What type of Architecture can you expect to see - Part 8

When you decide to buy a home in Dutchess County there might be several factors to consider.

  • Your needs.  Do you need a one level home, such as, a ranch because you can't climb stairs or do you want a multi-level home with a bedroom on the first floor?
  • Are you only interested in older homes?
  • Are you looking for a house in move-in condition or are you open to a potentially large renovation project?
  • Where in Dutchess County do you want to live, in a village or a rural town?

First, let us take a look at some of the older architecture to be found in Dutchess County

The Dutch houses  are some of the earliest homes in the area (1650-1800) The Luykas Van Allen House (in Columbia county) is an example of a Dutch home.  Because the Dutch had great influence on the Hudson Valley region these homes can be found in several counties.

 

Red Hook Library ITALIANATE    - 1855-1870

 

 

  Greek Revival

                                                      GREEK REVIVAL - 1825 -1855

 

 

Georgian architecture       GEORGIAN - 1700-1790

 

 

French Second Empire Architecture

 

 

FRENCH SECOND EMPIRE - 1855-1880's

 

 

 

There are many other types of architecture to be found in Dutchess County however the most common are:

Ranches

Raised Ranch

Split Level

Neo Colonial

Here is a slide show of homes you will see in Dutchess County, the slides are just examples and are not necessarily representations of properties presently listed.

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6 comments • Jennifer Fivelsdal Rhinebeck Real Estate (Serving Dutchess| Columbia|Ulster Ctys • November 01 2009 10:32PM