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The Bevier Homestead is one of the most important houses in America.  
Known originally as "The Old Fort" and built by  Abraham Bevier
(second son of the Pantentee) circa 1707.  The Bevier Homestead is of
museum quality, displayed with fine Medieval / early Dutch to Federal
style to grand Southern plantation architecture. The house sits along the
banks of the Rondout Creek opposite the original mill in the hamlet of
Napanoch, Ulster County (approx 70 miles from NYC). The Rondout
Creek is the site of one of America's earliest settlements. The house has
6,000 sq.ft. of interior space, 1.5 acres, 20 rms, 8 brs, 3 baths, 2 kitchens,
3 fireplaces, hand-rived 9" wide exposed beams, wide plank cherry & oak
flrs, &  exquisite original doors, mantles and detailing. The house is
contemporary of the stone houses in the "Douzine" section of New Paltz
built by the first Huguenot settlers.  The house has attached separate
living quarters and 3 separate heating systems.  Perfect for B & B.  The
rooms are impressively grand with elegant 8ft ceilings.
LOCATION:  Napanoch  is nestled in the Shawangunk Valley, west  side of the
Shawangunk Mountains from New Paltz, off of 209 in Ulster County.  It's 70 miles from
NYC, half an hour from Middletown, half an hour south of Kingston, or 20 minutes from
Stone Ridge south.
DIRECTION:  Take the NYState Thurway to Harriman Ext. Rt 17 west. Take RT. 17 west
to Exit 113 Rt 209 North to Ellenville.  3miles past Ellenville make a left on Rt 55. The
house is a 1/4 mile down on the corner of Rt 55 and Water St. ( 4 Water St. )
        Divine B&B Investment:           
Great Location:   ( ALL WITHIN A 15-MILE RADIUS )

           *6,OOO SQ.FT OF PRICELESS VINTAGE SPACE  
                       *GOLF   *  CANOEING    * HUNTING
                   *PREFECT FOR WEDDINGS & BANGUETS                        
                          *HANG GLIDING    *  KAYAKING
                                  *8 COZY BEDROOMS                                                  
                   *PARAGLIDING    *ROCK CLIMBING
          *WRAP-AROUND PORCH  FOR ROMANTIC DINNERS             
                   *MOUNTAIN TRAILS               *SWIMMING
         WITH ROCKING CHAIRS FOR THE DAY-DREAMERS                
                        *HORSEBACK RIDING     *BOATING
                                *3 BATHS    *2 KITCHENS                                            
                     *FISHING   *WINERIES    *SPEEDWAY
             *FIREPLACES  *WIDE-PLANK CHERRY FLOORS                   
                    *BIKE TRAILS    *HISTORIC SITES
               *HIGH CEILINGS     *9"HAND CARVED BEAMS                     
                     *CROSS-COUNTRY SKING   *FESTIVALS  
*         SEPARATE LIVING QUARTERS FOR THE INN-KEEPERS      
                   *PLANE RIDES AND MUCH, MUCH, MORE.........
                                           1.5 ac.
History of the Abraham Bevier Homestead
               { Abraham Bevier- Born Jan 20, l677 and died in 1774 }

Louis Bevier, Abraham's father, was a member of  the group of 12  Huguenot
families  in New Paltz.  According to Kenneth E, Hasbrouck, Sr., his wealth and
experience made him the cultural leader of the settlement.  He was probably the
wealthiest member and over time accumulated  a large estate and purchased  
additional lands.  In 1705, Louis Bevier bought a portion of the Staats Patent.  The
Staats Patent of 1688 contains mention of  land called "quasinck and Nepenack
situate lying and being with in the County of Ulster in said province upon the  
Rondout Creek above the land called Wawarsinck" and from the river or creek "to a
certain falls called Honck."  He soon sent his sons Jean and Abraham to live on it.  
They were (so they say) the first white settlers  in Napanoch.  

Tradition states that Abraham's dwelling was the old house at Napanoch, on a
cross-road east of the highway and was called by many "The Old Fort".   It's been
told that he had a small cannon which the Indians feared and which made his home
a fort for settlers in the Indians  raids.  A.G. Bevier says the cannon was obtained
from the State Arsenal for the defense of the frontier.  When the Indians were on
their way to burn Wawarsing in 1781, they might well have stopped in Napanoch
had it not been for this weapon.  Little did they know the cannon laid on the
woodpile without a carriage and would have been no use in defending the fort or
township.  The cannon was used many years later  following the war in celebrations
of the 4rh of July and other occasions.  "Many an aged patriot," says Mr. Bevier,
"will recollect the jovial times which they used to have in  marching round the
liberty pole, while the 'star-spangled banner' was floating to the breeze, and the loud
roar of the nine-pounder reverberated along the Shawangunk  Mountains."

Abraham and his wife , Rachel Vernooy, had  10 children and  out-lived most of
them .  He died  at a mature age of  97!   Some time prior to July 23 1774 , Abraham
passed on and left his few remaing children equal shares to his estate.   His son
Benjamin, born March 29 1727, miller by trade, took over the homestead part of the
estate and built the old grist mill in 1754.  On Nov. 7 1793, Benjamin willed his
estate to his only son Benjamin known as "junior."

Benjamin Bevier born Jan 10 1762, was always called "The Colonial "  even though  
he  received  a commission as General .  Benjamin was a well respected man in
town and took part  in the War of 1812.  He also served as a member of the New
York State Assembly.  His son Tyerck bornFeb 7 1793, inherited the homestead and
lived there until his son Benjamin B. Bevier was born in 1823.

After the Beviers, the house changed many hands.  In the 1840's and again later, the
Bange Family owned    it and lived in it for a time.  (Frederick Bange and his son
Henry, were leading industrialists in Napanoch.)  In 1878 John B, Russel, who
owned the tabacco knife factory, purchased the home and lived in it.  After his death
in 1893 it passed to Napanoch's famous inventor, Demmon Reynolds, and from him
to his son, Adelbert Reynolds.  For a time it was owned by New York people, then in
1932 it reverted back to Adelbert Reynolds.  In 1940 he sold the property to Conway
and Iris Wisdom.  In the 1970's the Romano family purchased the home.

By the time it reached our hands,(Cindy & Sal Nicosia) the house was in need of  
serious restoration.  The house had been completely camouflaged by stucco
therefore "The Fort"  had mysteriously  disappeared  and missing for almost a
century.   We became heroes of  the town after inch by inch we chipped away and
slowly unveiled  the fieldstone.  Low and behold.........!

The Abraham Bevier House  has now come in full circle and is back in an excellent
state of preservation.   Again, it is the pride and grace of  Napanoch.
1707  STONE COLONIAL MANSION
Counter
"The Haunted Homestead"
For Sale by Owner ............ $395,000.
The 'spirits residents' are the original owners.
General, better known as the Colonial Benjamin Bevier,
his wife, and 6 year old son Tyrck and their Nana & her
husband. Dr. Rosa Bevier wife & two little girls.

They are a very Proud family and quite active in the
affairs of the house hold. They are a pleasure to live with!

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