• 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

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  • Heavy Visitation Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday June 4, 5 & 6!

    From Tuesday through Thursday June 4, 5 & 6 the site has limited openings on tours between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm due to visitation by school groups. Visitors are advised to phone the park at 518-758-9689 to determine when openings are available.

Park Planning

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In addition to specific planning for interpretation and landscape management the National Park Service has begun developing a General Management Plan (GMP) for Martin Van Buren National Historic Site in Kinderhook, New York. The result of our multi-year effort will be a dynamic document that provides guidance for the park's day-to-day management as well as longer-range strategies for resource protection, visitor use, partnerships, and park operations.

The documents and studies above provide support for specific areas of park management while the GMP establishes an overall direction for management and development of the park. To learn more about the GMP click here. To make comments to be considered in preparing the plan e-mail us here.

To understand the history of the site, how it has been managed and the bearing the past has on current planning click here to view the park's administrative history.

Did You Know?

Abraham Van Buren

President Martin Van Buren's oldest son Abraham graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1827. Abraham served for 18 years in the U.S. 1st Dragoons. He was brevetted lieutenant colonel in August 1847 after the Battles of Contreras and Churubusco during the Mexican War.