Upstate

A Kinderhook Italianate Filled With Lush Details, Yours for $2.25 Million

On nearly four acres, the property comprises an 1850s house and two barns with living space.

Photo via Anderson Agency

by Susan De Vries

05/01/2026 0

Even though it’s in the center of Kinderhook, this red brick Italianate dwelling still has a bit of privacy thanks to its location set back from a scenic tree-lined street. The property also comprises more than the picturesque 1850s main house. On slightly more than four acres, the parcel includes two barns, both with apartments to house guests and space for workshops or studios.

The lot at 18 Broad Street hasn’t changed hands since the 1970s, so while an old house lover might want to make some upgrades, there is an abundance of period detail inside the main residence. Wainscoting, marble mantels, plasterwork, and more can be found inside.

A description of the house prepared as part of the National Register nomination process credits a Peter S. Hoes with buying the property in 1854 and then building a house by 1858. A look through the deed records confirms this, with Hoes buying the land from John Wilcoxson in 1854.

map showing properties labelled with owner names — An 1858 map of Kinderhook shows the house marked as the property of Peter S. Hoes. Map by S. N. Beers, D. J. Lake, and F. W. Beers via Library of Congress

The construction date can be narrowed down a bit further thanks to a newsy blurb in a local paper in April of 1856. A plan for construction of a “modern dwelling” was reported, with claims that Hoes would start work that summer. The “architectural design” was promised to “surpass those of more ancient build and be an ornament to the village.”

The house was indeed constructed in the midst of some of the older dwellings on Broad Street, including the circa 1819 James Vanderpoel house next door. The latter opened to the public as a museum in 1930 and is operated by the Columbia County Historic Society as the Vanderpoel House of History.

rear facade of brick house with sun room and porch

The identity of any builder or mason involved in the construction of 18 Broad Street isn’t clear, as no further mentions of the construction details have been uncovered. The Italianate red brick dwelling has a symmetrical main facade with three bays and plain stone lintels. The middle bay protrudes slightly and has a centered gable with a bull’s-eye window. A bracketed cornice wraps around all four facades. At the rear is a two-story brick wing as well as one-story frame wings.

In his obit in 1882, Hoes was described as a “prominent and respected resident” with ties to neighborhood institutions like the local bank and the Kinderhook Reformed Church. He had familial ties in the town, including with President Martin Van Buren and his wife, Hannah Hoes Van Buren.

Hoes and wife Henrietta didn’t actually live in 18 Broad Street very long, selling it in 1860. It sold again in 1862, still being described as the “brick mansion lately owned by P. S. Hoes” in the center of the town and with seven or eight acres of land, according to the Kinderhook Herald.

map with brick buildings indicated in pink and wood frame in yellow — On a map from 1886, the brick house is shown with wooden front and rear porches, indicated in yellow. Map by Sanborn Map Company via Library of Congress

In 1871, the house sold to Peter Bain, and it would stay within the extended family until the 1930s. Deeds show the house passed to Lydia Bain Collier in 1877. She was a newlywed and lived in the house with her husband, Gerrit S. Collier. The 1880 census shows the household included the couple, their toddler son, and a servant.

Gerrit stayed in the house after Lydia’s death in 1883, and it appears he made some updates to it. One of the interior changes made local news. The installation of “steel ceilings” in multiple rooms of the manse was interesting enough to earn a mention in an area paper.

There are tin ceilings still in place, and those early 20th century details are layered with 19th century elements, and some later 20th century touches. While the exterior of the house is rather restrained in its ornament, the interior is a bit more exuberant.

entry hall with wainscoting, tin ceiling, stair

The center hall house has double parlors on one side and library and dining on the other. A kitchen, sunroom, full bath, and laundry are in rear wings. Upstairs are the bedrooms, two full baths, and an unfinished attic space.

Details in the entry include the original stair, plasterwork, a tin ceiling, and green-painted woodwork. While wood floors are visible in the entry and throughout much of the house, the double parlor has wall-to-wall carpet. Other details include pierced plaster moldings, twin mantels, a pier mirror, and a ceiling medallion. The room has two exposures and glass doors out to a sunroom.

parlor with marble mantels, tin ceiling, plasterwork

Across the hall, in the library and dining room, many of the decorative details are repeated, but the pierced moldings have been paired with intricately patterned tin ceilings.

The kitchen has a large fireplace and a decidedly 1970s vibe with orange laminate counters, dark wood cabinets, and yellow wallpaper.

kitchen with large brick fireplace, 1970s cabinets, orange Formica counters

Upstairs, listing photos show some of the bedrooms have wide plank floorboards and all have marble mantels. One of the four bedrooms has an en suite bath. Another full bath and an office sit in the rear wing.

For those who want to keep their work and home separate, there is plenty of space for an office or studio in one of the outbuildings. Both barns also contain two-bedroom apartments.

The house is a short walk from restaurants, shops, and the public library.

Susan O’Brien of Anderson Agency Real Estate has the listing , and the property is priced at $2.25 million.