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Country Seats Tours
Hudson River Heritage (HRH) hosts an annual Country Seats Tour with each year featuring a specific theme and location. These popular tours showcase houses and other buildings of architectural and historic interest within the Landmark District and Mid-Hudson Valley. This tour, now in its 34th year, is a staple of the autumn calendar and a “must-attend” event for many patrons who look forward to returning to the Hudson Valley each year to see old favorites and discover some previously hidden gems.
Highlights of past tours include:
2025
Restoration and Preservation Artisans in the Hudson Valley
Artisan displayed their wares and demonstrated their skills inside the Elmendorph Inn. Historic houses that had preservation work were on tour.
2024
From Claverack to Clermont: Historic Hamlets, Farms and River Estates in the Hudson Valley
This tour focused on historic structures in and around Claverack and Clermont.
2023
Opening the Doors to History in the Hudson Valley
Architecturally intriguing and culturally significant historic sites in the mid-Hudson Valley.
2022
Preservation and Restoration in the Landmark District
Significant preserved and recently restored historic sites in Rhinebeck and Red Hook.
2019
Historic Athens and Catskill
Historic houses in the folkloric land of Rip Van Winkle.
2018
Land of the Livingstons
Historic houses and buildings built by the Livingston family in Dutchess and Columbia Counties.
2017
Historic Poughkeepsie
Historic 18th- and 19th- century houses in Poughkeepsie.
2011
Historic Hudson Valley Farms
Historic farmsteads and barns with an agricultural heritage.
2010
Exemplars of Hudson Valley Architecture
Defining architectural styles of the Hudson Valley.