Columbia County, New York

Founding: 1786
Parent county: Albany
Namesake: Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer
Seat: Claverack (1786–1805); Hudson (1805–)
Land area: 635 square miles
Population (2020): 61,570
Population (historic): 27,496 (1790); 43,252 (1840); 47,044 (1870); 43,211 (1900); 41,617 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1800; 1810–1840; 1850s; 1870s; 1920s; 1940–1990
Subdivisions: One city; four villages; ten CDPs; 18 towns
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 10,881 (32.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 75.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 38%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $4,406
Average outbuilding value (1930): $3,379

Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.6 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 2,580
Average farm size (1920): 97.1 acres
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Hudson

 
Namesake: The Hudson River
Founding: 1785 (platting); 1785 (incorporation); 1792 (post office)
Population (2020): 5,894
Population (historic): 2,584 (1790); 5,672 (1840); 8,615 (1870); 9,528 (1900); 12,337 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1890; 1900–1930; 1940s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,945 (57.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. John Silvernail House (c. 1800/1840). 383 Poole Hill Road. Ancram. Greek Revival.
   
2. House (c. 1890). 1896 Red Rock Road. Austerlitz. Stick.
3. Walter Fowler House (c. 1860). 4 Stever Hill Road. Austerlitz. Italianate.
4. Samuel Dean House (c. 1855). 5 Stever Hill Road. Austerlitz. Gothic Revival.
5. Brown House (c. 1815). 344 Peaceful Valley Road. Canaan. Federal.
6. Uriah Edwards House (1806). 13056 State Route 22. Canaan. Federal.
7. Knollcroft / George Chesterman House (1880). 2659 County Road 9. Chatham. Queen Anne.
8. James Van Valkenburgh Farm (1843). 31 County Road 13. Chatham. Greek Revival.
9. Thomas House (c. 1790). 875 County Road 13. Chatham. Federal.
10. Jacob Van Rensselaer House (c. 1805). 18 Patroon Street. Claverack. Greek Revival.
11. Kasparus Konyn Farm (1766). 644 Spook Rock Road. Claverack. Georgian.
12. William Van Ness House (1818). 270 State Route 9H. Claverack. Federal.
13. Harmon Miller House (1878). 6109 State Route 9H. Claverack. Second Empire.
14. Abram Jordan House (1822). 137 State Route 23. Claverack. Federal.
15. Anthony Michael House (c. 1855). 857 State Route 23. Claverack. Italianate.
16. Franklin Miller House (1818). 230 State Route 217. Claverack. Federal.
17. Jan Van Hoesen House (c. 1720). 440 Union Turnpike. Claverack.
18. Thomas Brodhead House (c. 1795). 18 Buckwheat Road. Clermont. Federal.
19. Bouwerie / Dirck Ten Broeck Farm (1762). 85 Buckwheat Road. Clermont. Georgian.
20. Clermont / Robert Livingston Estate (1779–1782). 1 Clermont Avenue. Clermont. Georgian.
21. Clarkson Episcopal Chapel (1860). 3691 State Route 9G. Clermont. Gothic Revival.
22. West Copake Reformed Church (c. 1900). 2689 County Road 7. Copake. Gothic Revival.
23. Gallatin Reformed Church (1823). 235 County Road 7. Gallatin. Federal.
24. Konradt Lasher House (1752). 3829 State Route 9G. Germantown.
25. Jacob New House (c. 1845). 267 Arch Bridge Road. Ghent. Greek Revival.
26. Stephen Crandall House (c. 1814). 219 Hudson Avenue. Ghent. Federal.
27. Zachariah Link House (c. 1840). 144 Link Road. Ghent. Greek Revival.
28. Hogeboom House (c. 1815). 2066 State Route 66. Ghent. Federal.
29. Joab Center House (c. 1820). 14 Fabiano Boulevard. Greenport. Federal.
30. Hudson–Athens Lighthouse (1873). Hudson River. Greenport. Second Empire.
31. Higgins House (c. 1865). 230 Joslen Boulevard. Greenport. Italianate.
32. Olana / Frederic Church Estate (1870–1872). 5720 State Route 9G. Greenport. Moorish Revival.
33. Henry Dubois House (c. 1840). 105 Ten Broeck Lane. Greenport. Greek Revival.
34. Plumb–Bronson House (1811/1839/1849). Worth Avenue, south of Hudson. Greenport. Federal/Italianate.
35. Henry Van Rensselaer House (c. 1785). 164 Yates Road. Greenport. Georgian.
36. House (c. 1890). 898 County Road 28. Kinderhook. Queen Anne.
37. Lindenwald / Van Ness–Van Buren House (1797/1849). 1013 Post Road. Kinderhook. Federal.
38. Luykas Van Alen House (c. 1737/1750). 2589 State Route 9H. Kinderhook.
39. Crow Hill / Charles Whiting House (1839). 2705 State Route 9H. Kinderhook. Greek Revival.
40. Peter Van Alstyne House (c. 1770). 2221 US Highway 9. Kinderhook.
41. Richmond Hill / Walter Livingston Farm (1814). 1380 Blue Hill Road. Livingston. Federal.
42. St. John's Lutheran Church (1901–1902). 923 County Road 19. Livingston. Gothic Revival.
43. Oak Hill / John Livingston Estate (c. 1795). 69 Estate Road. Livingston. Federal/Second Empire.
44. The Hill / Henry Livingston House (1803). 160 Manor Road. Livingston. Federal/Greek Revival. Razed.
45. Russell Foland Farm (1908). 2323 US Highway 9. Livingston. Mission Revival.
46. Henry Livingston House (c. 1840). 2751 US Highway 9. Livingston. Greek Revival.
47. Teviotdale / Walter Livingston House (1774). 229 Wire Road. Livingston. Georgian.
48. Elisha Gilbert House (1794). 12 Bicknell Hollow Road. New Lebanon. Georgian.
49. George Rossman House. 506 Hudson Avenue. Stockport. Second Empire.
50. Arthur Stott House (1883). 6580 State Route 9. Stockport. Italianate. Razed.
51. Lucas Schermerhorn House (c. 1870). 4019 County Road 21. Stuyvesant. Italianate.
52. Jeremiah Niver Farm (c. 1835). 4116 County Road 21. Stuyvesant. Greek Revival.
53. Van Alstyne House (c. 1875). 687 County Road 26A. Stuyvesant. Second Empire.
54. Leonard Requa House (1904). 9 Requa Road. Stuyvesant. Classical Revival.
55. Johannis Van Alen Farm (c. 1760). 396 Schoolhouse Road. Stuyvesant.
56. George Bayly House (c. 1865). 1234 State Route 9J. Stuyvesant. Italianate.

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