Martin Van Buren home Lindenwald in Kinderhook NY
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Martin Van Buren purchased the thirty-six room mansion and estate, which he named Lindenwald, in 1839 during his one term as President and it became his home and farm during his retirement. Van Buren, a founder of the Democratic Party, purchased the home and approximately 125 acres of land in 1839 for $14,000 (equal to $310,056 today) while he was still President. However, Van Buren did not move into the home until 1841 (after he was defeated for his second term by the Whig candidate William Henry Harrison in 1840). Eventually, his four living sons, Abraham, John, Martin Jr., and Smith, had rooms in the mansion. The home was previously owned by the Van Ness family and was where Washington Irving wrote most of his book A History of New York. Irving and Van Buren later became friends.
Van Buren, a founder of the Democratic Party, purchased the home and approximately 125 acres of land in 1839 for $14,000 (equal to $310,056 today) while he was still President. However, Van Buren did not move into the home until 1841 (after he was defeated for his second term by the Whig candidate William Henry Harrison in 1840). Eventually, his four living sons, Abraham, John, Martin Jr., and Smith, had rooms in the mansion. The home was previously owned by the Van Ness family and was where Washington Irving wrote most of his book A History of New York. Irving and Van Buren later became friends.
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