Editing Claverack, New York (section)

==History==
Claverack was originally approximately {{convert|60000|acre}} in area and was known as the [[Manor of Rensselaerswyck|Lower Manor of Rensselaer]], part of a vast estate on both sides of the Hudson River granted in the 17th century to an early prominent Dutch family.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.townofclaverack.com/good-living/claverack-history/claverack-founding.html| title=Claverack's Founding & Development| publisher=Town of Claverack| access-date=December 9, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213140300/http://www.townofclaverack.com/good-living/claverack-history/claverack-founding.html| archive-date=December 13, 2014| url-status=dead}}</ref>

During the American Revolution, the Town was formed in 1778 from the older District of Claverack. In 1782, some of the land was reassigned to the newly organized town of [[Hillsdale, New York|Hillsdale]]. Claverack was reduced again in 1785 to form the city of [[Hudson, New York|Hudson]].

In 1779 [[Claverack College|Washington Seminary]] was founded in the town by the local [[Dutch Reformed Church|Dutch Reformed]] pastor. Prominent former students at the school include U.S. President [[Martin Van Buren]]. In the nineteenth century the school was renamed [[Claverack College]]; it closed in 1902. The many 18th-century homes in the area include the 1786 [[William Henry Ludlow House]].

In addition to the William Henry Ludlow House, other properties and structures on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] include the [[Claverack Free Library]], [[Double-Span Whipple Bowstring Truss Bridge]], [[George Felpel House]], [[First Columbia County Courthouse]], [[Stephen Hogeboom House]], [[Dr. Abram Jordan House]], [[Ludlow-Van Rensselaer House]], [[Jacob P. Mesick House]], [[Harmon Miller House]], [[Stephen Miller House]], [[Cornelius S. Muller House]], [[Harriet Phillips Bungalow]], [[Rev. Dr. Elbert S. Porter House]], [[Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack]], [[Stephen Storm House]], [[Trinity Episcopal Church (Claverack, New York)|Trinity Episcopal Church]], [[Jan Van Hoesen House]], [[William W. Van Ness House]], [[Van Rensselaer Lower Manor House]], [[Conyn Van Rensselaer House]], and [[Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer House and Mill Complex]].<ref name="nris 2010a">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

[[File:William_Henry_Ludlow_house,_Claverack,_Columbia_County,_NY,_USA.jpg|200px|thumb|center|William Henry Ludlow House]]