A National Historic Landmark District, Historic Huguenot Street is a 501(c)3 non-profit that encompasses 30 buildings across 10 acres that was the heart of the original 1678 New Paltz settlement, including seven stone houses that date to the early eighteenth century. It was founded in 1894 as the Huguenot Patriotic, Historical, and Monumental Society to preserve the nationally acclaimed collection of stone houses. Since then, Historic Huguenot Street has grown into an innovative museum, chartered as an educational corporation by the University of the State of New York Department of Education, that is dedicated to protecting our historic buildings, conserving an important collection of artifacts and manuscripts, and promoting the stories of the Huguenot Street families, from the sixteenth century to today.

Located in New York State’s historic Hudson Valley near the beautiful Shawangunk Ridge, Historic Huguenot Street features the most significant, intact architectural concentration of late 17th- and early 18th-century stone house museums in the U.S. Visitors experience over 300 years of history through the lens of a French Huguenot refugee community as it evolved over time. Guided tours begin with an introduction to the pre-colonial Munsee Esopus landscape - dating back 7,000 years - and the religion, culture, and architecture of New Paltz’s earliest European settlers and enslaved Africans. The experience continues as guests visit fully furnished houses reflecting unique human narratives and changing tastes across the Colonial and Federal periods, through the Gilded Age, and into the early 20th century.

Local

Eat and Drink

• Main Course Catering and Marketplace - New Paltz (0.6 miles) - Main Course is the leader in the sustainable food movement. We use local Hudson Valley Farms and pur...
• Robibero Family Vineyards - New Paltz (4.5 miles) - Here at Robibero Family Vineyards our goal is to provide a friendly sophisticated environment to tas...
• High Falls Cafe - High Falls (5.6 miles) - Great Food, Tantalizing Starters - Homemade Soups & Beef or Veggie Chili - Fresh Creative Salads Clas...
• Mill House Brewing Company - Poughkeepsie (8.9 miles) - House-brewed beers & elevated pub fare using local ingredients are served up in a renovated mill.
• Kedem Tasting Room - Marlboro (10.9 miles) - FREE Wine Tasting Daily! Kedem is a kosher winery and open year round. Over 200 wines from all over ...

See and Do

• Historic Huguenot Street New Paltz (0.0 miles) - A National Historic Landmark District, Historic Huguenot Street is a 501(c)3 non-profit that encompa...
• Mid-Hudson Children's Museum Poughkeepsie (8.2 miles) - Recipient of the 2015 Dutchess Tourism Family Entertainment Award of Distinction and the 2015 United...
• Walkway Over the Hudson Poughkeepsie (8.8 miles) - The longest pedestrian bridge in the world. The 1.28 mile long linear park standing 212 feet above w...
• Bardavon 1869 Opera House Poughkeepsie, NY (8.9 miles) - Who we are Incorporated in 1976, the Bardavon 1869 Opera House, Inc. (the Bardavon) is a New York Sta...
• Shawangunk Wine Trail Marlboro (10.9 miles) - Nestled between the magnificent Shawangunk Mountains and the majestic Hudson River in Ulster and Ora...

Shopping

• Main Course Catering and Marketplace - New Paltz (0.6 miles) - Main Course is the leader in the sustainable food movement. We use local Hudson Valley Farms and pur...
• Robibero Family Vineyards - New Paltz (4.5 miles) - Here at Robibero Family Vineyards our goal is to provide a friendly sophisticated environment to tas...