• Mist rises over fields on Martin Van Buren's farm Lindenwald as the Catkill Mountains loom in the distance.

    Martin Van Buren

    National Historic Site New York

Management

Lindenwald front hall.

The front hall of Martin Van Buren's home.  This room was painstakingly restored over the course of ten years reflecting the careful management of the home of the country's eight president.

National Park Service staff and the employees at Martin Van Buren NHS are continually at work planning and conducting research so that the resources entrusted to our care and visitors who come to learn are served in the best manner possible. Located here are links to several of the numerous studies and plans produced on a variety of park management issues and resource topics. Especially important is the General Management Planning (GMP) process begun in 2008. Please explore the GMP and comment on it.

Did You Know?

East Elevation of Lindenwald

Lindenwald, Martin Van Buren's home and farm, was purchased in 1839 for $14,000?  Van Buren's purchase consisted of a 16 room Federal style mansion and over 130 acres of farm land.