1832 Blauvelt House

General Information

The Jacob Blauvelt House is owned and operated by the Historical Society of Rockland County, a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for documents and artifacts relating to the history of Rockland County.

Timetable

Walking Tour

Archives and Archaeology

Resources

The Historical Society of Rockland County's collection of archival materials consists of 185 cubic feet of manuscript, photographic, and paper ephemera dating from the late seventeenth century and significant materials relating to the Blauvelt family

Digital Collections

South of the Mountains Online

The Historical Society of Rockland County is proud to announce a collaboration with Hudson River Valley Heritage (HRVH) and Southeastern New York Library Resources Council (SENYLRC), a digital collection of documents, photographs, glass plate negatives, slides, postcards, artwork, and more...

Searchable Postcards, Photos and Maps

We are pleased to announce that the Historical Society or Rockland County's digital collections are now discoverable through New York Heritage, a collaborative project of the Empire State Library Network.

General Collections

Description of Collections

The Historical Society of Rockland County's collection comprises approximately 3,650 objects that date from the early eighteenth century to the present. It includes important collections of furnishings original to the Blauvelt family who lived on the property from 1832 to 1970, as well as objects original to the early farms and industries of Rockland County.