Its 756 acres of rolling countryside, farmland and woodlands in southeastern New York State offer a special setting where visitors discover the delicate interweaving of all living things. This working farm houses cattle, pigs and chickens. The property was originally owned by the Verplanck family form 1683-1942. It was donated to the State Education Department and later transferred to DEC in 1972. Seven buildings are listed on National Register of Historic Places.
Admission is free of charge and is open year-round.
Accessible to persons with disabilities. The Van Wyck Homestead was established in the 1730's by Cornelius Van Wyck, who had purchased 959 acres of the Rombout Patent from Catharyna Brett in 1732. The house was used in the Revolutionary War as Continental Army officer's headquarters. The Homestead houses a museum and a local genealogical library, changing exhibits, a working colonial kitchen and a collection of paintings by Ammi Phillips. The site is comprised of Locust Grove the country home of Samuel F. B. Morse, and the Annette Innis Young Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary Trail System.