#1 - "...a farmer in my native town." In these fertile fields with the Catskill Mountains in the background, Martin Van Buren had a daily habit of being engaged with his workmen "after breakfast...until...tired." He was loathe to leave his farm except to spend time fishing in nearby Kinderhook Creek. A friend said to him that he was "an amateur farmer who prides himself upon having his farm in better order than his neighbor."

#2 - North Gatehouse Site Architect Richard Upjohn's renovations of Lindenwald in 1849-1850 included the construction of two identical gatehouses, one at each end of the carriage path. Van Buren's gardener lived in the south gatehouse. Foundation stones of the north gatehouse, mark the residence of the coachman and his family.

#3 - North Orchard and the Lindenwald Landscape Though this area is now shaded by tall trees, in the 1850's if you stood here you would see the north orchards - a pear orchard to the right with a larger apple orchard to the left. Van Buren's son Martin Jr. assisted him in the management of the expanding farm and estate. Abraham, John, Smith Thompson and their families often gathered here to share in entertaining neighbors and friends.

#4 - The Farm at Lindenwald Sites of the Lindenwald farm office, greenhouse and family garden were south of this position. To the west, fields that extended to the Kinderhook Creek produced potatoes, corn, oats, hay and rye. On the other side of the cultivated field is the grave marker of Judge Peter Van Ness, the original builder of the house and farm.

#5 - Lindenwald and the Old Post Road The Old Post Road was the main north-south land route on the east side of the Hudson River while Van Buren lived here. It was regularly used by politicians and individuals with business in the state capital of Albany, 25 miles north who could easily stop to consult with "the red fox of Kinderhook" as the ex-president, a wily politician, was known.

#6 Martin Van Buren Born in Kinderhook, Martin Van Buren studied law locally. He began his law practice and political life among neighbors. Rising rapidly by election to public office, he served in the United States Senate 1821-1828 and became President in 1837. He is remembered as the President who kept his country out of war and who overhauled the nation's financial structure.