Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse

The Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse is an historic wooden one-room schoolhouse built in approximately 1850 in the Hudson River valley. Located on NY 9H, about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Kinderhook village in Columbia County, New York and 2 miles (3.2 km) south of US 9, the schoolhouse is named after author Washington Irving's fictional character, Ichabod Crane in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.[1][2]

Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse
1850 Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse
LocationKinderhook, NY
Nearest cityHudson
Coordinates42°22′51.94″N 73°41′29.10″W
Builtc.1850
Architectural style(s)Colonial, Dutch
Governing bodyColumbia County Historical Society
Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse is located in New York
Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse
Location of Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse in New York
Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse is located in the United States
Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse
Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse (the United States)

The "Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse" is located on the larger estate property of the Luykas Van Alen House, whose structure and farm are believed to have served as inspiration for the Van Tassel family homestead in Washington Irving's short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Irving was a close friend of Kinderhook native (and U.S. president) Martin Van Buren, a neighbor of the "Van Alen House" and a frequent guest in the town.[3] The house is currently operated by the Columbia County Historical Society as an historic house museum presenting 18th century Dutch Colonial life.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse Rejuvenation". Columbia County Historical Society. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  2. "Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse". Atlas Obscura. October 25, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  3. p. 50, Elizabeth L. Bradley, Knickerbocker: The Myth Behind New York, Rivergate (Rutgers University Press) 2009.
  4. "Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse & Luykas Van Alen House Get Interpretive Panels". New York Almanack. December 5, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
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