The Bevier House Museum, referred to simply as the Bevier House or Bevier Stone House prior to its conversion from a private residence, is located in Marbletown, near

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. The house is also the home of the Ulster County Historical Society and is currently open to the public as a

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. Bevier House is believed to have been constructed around 1680 by Andries Pieterse Van Leuven.Van Leuven, Audrey (1979).
Van Leuven Genealogy.
'' The original part of the house, currently the kitchen, was designed in the

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style and was probably a one-room, one-story structure. In 1715, the house was bought for 440 pounds from Pieter Andries Van Leuven by Louis Bevier, Jr., son of the

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patentee, who expanded the structure and operated it as part of a large farm. The house was donated to the Historical Society in 1938 after being used by seven generations of the Bevier Family between 1715 and 1939, during which it was expanded to the two-story building currently standing. The house was listed on the

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in 2002. The museum displays a series of additions and renovations that explain its history and provide context for the artifacts donated by the family and numerous others. The museum's collection includes farm implements, home furnishings and decor, and an array of

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memorabilia relating directly to

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. It also includes the earliest-known land grant map for Ulster County.

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* * {{National Register of Historic Places in New York Houses in Ulster County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Ulster County, New York Historic American Buildings Survey in New York (state) Museums in Ulster County, New York Houses completed in 1680 Historic house museums in New York (state) Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Historical society museums in New York (state) 1680 establishments in the Province of New York