George Rymph House

The George Rymph House is a stone structure in Hyde Park built from uncoursed fieldstone with a cross-gabled roof and brick chimneys at its original core. The building shows the solid construction methods used for colonial homes with crafted details throughout its rooms.

Johannes George Rymph, a German filemaker from Wittenburg, built this house in the 1760s after purchasing his land in 1769. The property represents the homes created by German settlers who came to the Hudson Valley during that era.

The interior displays colonial craftsmanship through wide wooden floors, original mantels, and hand-hewn beams that show how residents built and decorated homes in that era. These elements reflect the skills and materials available to people living in the Hudson Valley during early times.

The house sits on Albany Post Road between two notable historic sites and is easy to locate. Visitors should allow time to explore both the exterior and interior spaces, as both offer important architectural details.

The house received Gothic Revival dormer windows around 1850 and later Colonial Revival modifications by the Dominican Order. These changes show how different residents altered the original design across the decades.