Benner House

The Benner House is a residential building on Mill Street in the Village of Rhinebeck, New York in the United States. The house is located on U.S. Highway 9 and was built in the 1730s by the German immigrant John Benner.

The building is a rare example of a Einraumwohnhauses stone in the Hudson Valley, which was built more like German building traditions instead of Dutch habits. It is the only house of this type in Rhinebeck. It was registered on 9 July 1987 on the National Register of Historic Places.

Building

The Benner House is located at the confusing intersection of Mill Street and Route 9 at the southern edge of the village. The rear facade on the north side stands diagonally to Mill Street, so that it is clearly visible to southbound traffic on the highway. The plot is largely overgrown with trees, in front of the house allows a tree- free area the view of the road and the valley. A modern garage in timber frame construction is located at the northwest corner of the property and is not a contributing part of the registry entry.

The rectangular house has a floor and a gabled roof. An asymmetrically arranged in the Dutch style door located at the front to the south, with overhanging lintel as in the adjacent windows. It lies within a porch with half roof, leichtgebogenem frieze and square posts, which extend over the entire facade. An extension is located on the north side with saddle roof, which has a slightly stronger tendency and the two windows leaves free in the attic of the main building it.

History

John Benner came early 18th century with his parents and his brother from Upper Bavaria in the area. Local tradition after he built or another member of his family 's house about 1739, but no records have been found that confirms this tradition. It is also assumed that the first meeting of the local Methodist church half a century later, 1791-1792, took place in the house. The earliest recorded mention of the house from 1797 is called an S / nbsp;. S. Myers as the owner.

In 1850 the house was owned locally prominent landowners, the Livingston family, who used it as an annexe for her nearby mansion Grasmere. In the period up to the beginning of the 20th century it went through a number of owners. During this time, it was probably used as a primary school. Porch and cultivation were probably added to the end of the 19th century or early 20th century, but the exact date is not known.