This Historic Marker was made possible through a grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation® awarded to the Ulster County Clerk’s Office. The grant provided funding for the manufacturing of an historic marker which is placed at the “Four Corners” intersection. Each stone house at the intersection of Crown and John Streets pre-dates the Revolutionary War. The County Clerk’s Archives provided primary source documents for each stone house verifying their origins were prior to the Revolutionary War. The historic houses at this intersection are:
- the Matthewis Persen House built in 1661,
- the Kingston Academy built pre-1773,
- the Dr. Matthew Jansen House built circa 1663,
- and the Franz Roggen House built pre-1767.
Related Publications:
- Wiltwyck: A Look at Life in a Dutch 17th Century Ulster County Town Curriculum Guide
- Dutch Dilemmas Activity Booklet
- Persen House for Kids Activity Booklet
- Agreement to Build the Stockade, 1658 Original Document
- The Early Stockade and Its Settlers: Pioneers of a Nation by Ted Dietz - June 20, 2014 (Buried Treasures Lecture Series)
- Old Stone Houses: Our History in Stone by Mark Yallum - April 17, 2015 (Buried Treasures Lecture Series)
- Interview with Tom Kernan, Site Manager for the Senate House State Historic Site (2017)
