Historical Society of Rockland County

The Historical Society of Rockland County is located on five acres of landscaped grounds and consists of the History Center, Jacob Blauvelt Homestead, and Carriage House/Barn.The History Center (which is ADA-accessible) contains two museum galleries, a small museum shop, the Society's administrative offices and a library on the main level. The lower level contains collections storage and a Community Room used for meetings, lectures, and education programs. The Jacob Blauvelt Homestead is a two-story vernacular brick farmhouse built circa 1832, with later additions, that features six furnished period rooms . The Anglo-Dutch post-and-beam barn, built circa 1865, has 1,500 sqare feet of floor space used for exhibits of farm equipment, and demonstrations.