Rhinebeck Area Homes & Real Estate For Sale

Local Resources

Take a look at some of the great things the Rhinebeck NY area has to offer. Great homes, great land, great people, great restaurants, great Inns and B&B's, and unique shopping! These resources are designed to help you decide, purchase, get settled, and to acquaint you with the area after your move.

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Area Attractions
  Oblong Books & Music - Unique and provocative selections from a great diversity of voices...all personally recommended by the independent booksellers of America.
  Poet's Walk - Dubbed Poet's Walk in honor of Washington Irving and other literary figures who strolled here. Today, the park, owned by Scenic Hudson, features two miles of trails and several rustic pavilions and benches.
  The Dutchess County Fairgrounds - On with the show!
  The Restaurants Of The Culinary Institute Of America - Discover the world's next culinary stars!
Area Information
  What 1st Look NY on NBC had To say about Rhinebeck! - A nice video segment by 1st Look NY on Rhinebeck.
  Community Information - free community profiles
  Consortium of Rhinebeck History - Equipped with a large collection of books, periodicals, microfilm and CDs to help answer your questions about area families, buildings and local history.
  Dutchess County Municipality Contacts - Dutchess County's resource for all Town and Village contacts.
  Dutchess County Tourism Official Website - A one-stop source for tourism in Dutchess County
  Germantown Government Resources -
  Local Information - research local area info, stats, and events
  Northern Dutchess Hospital - Our newly expanded hospital!
  NYS Crime Statistics by City - Crime Statistics
  NYS Hospital Profiles - SEarchable database and ratings of hospitals in New York State.
  NYS Sex Offender Registry - Searchable database of registered sex offenders
  PANDA - Local cable TV info and access -
  Rhinebeck Chamber Of Commerce - Your source for local information
  Starr Library In Rhinebeck - Member of the Mid-Hudson Library system
  The Mid-Hudson Library System - Find Your Local Library in Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Putnam & Ulster Counties
  Town Of Clermont Official Site - Town of Clermont, Columbia County
  Town of Red Hook & Tivoli Official Site - Contacts and Info galore!
  Village & Town of Rhinebeck Government Resources - Contacts and Info galore!
  Village Of Red Hook Official Site - Welcome to Red Hook!
  Village Of Tivoli Official Site - Welcome to our virtual Village!
Area Performance Venues
  Belleayre Summer Music Festival - Wonderful variety of top-notch performers!
  Mark's Music Center - Don't just listen to music, create it!
  Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society - The classics, the best small ensembles, and the sweetest acoustics!
  The Center for Performing Arts - What a great place. Lots of children's programming.
  The Richard B. Fisher Center For The Performing Arts At Bard College - Experience the world's most thrilling performers at the East Coast's only Frank Gehry designed performing arts center!
  Upstate Films - A Non-Profit Member-Supported Arts Organization
Area Recreation
  Belleayre Mountain - Winter sports and Summer events
  Burger Hill Park - Families from all over northern Dutchess County enjoy this lovely hilltop park in Rhinebeck.
  Catamount Ski Area - OK, not the best... but it's cheap!
  Hunter Mountain - Winter sports and Summer events
  Potter Brothers - The best ski shop in the area!
  Ski Windham - Winter sports and Summer Events
Home Improvement
  Home Depot - You can build it... we can help
  Know your Contractor! - Great resource provided by NY State to check on contractors who have been liltaged by various NY Agencies.
  Williams Lumber & Home -
Local Weather
  Rhinebeck Area Weather Forecast - Rhinebeck area forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service
  Local Weather - forecasts, weather patterns, radars....
Maps
  Mapquest - maps, driving directions, road trip planner....
Mortgage
  M&T Mortgage Corporation - Call Melissa Landolfi at 845.876.3964 or email her at mlandolfi@mtb.com. Great person! Very helpful and knowledgeable.
  Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union - One of the biggest and best credit unions in the country.
  Mortgage 101 - Mortgage information, interest rates, mortgage calculators, quick-and-easy pre-qualification forms, and much more.
Museums & Historic Sites
  Clermont State Historic Site - Clermont State Historic Site was the Hudson River seat of New York's politically and socially prominent Livingston Family.
  Cole Palen's Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome - The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is a true "living" museum of antique aviation located in Rhinebeck, New York. We present one of the largest collections of early aeroplanes in the world.
  Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site - The only National Historic Site dedicated to a first lady, Val-Kill welcomes visitors in the style of Mrs. Roosevelt.
  Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site - "All that is within me cries out to go back to my home on the Hudson River" -FDR
  Montgomery Place - A serene reflection of nearly 200 years of continuous family stewardship, is best known as a landscape influenced by the great Andrew Jackson Downing and an architectural landmark designed by Alexander Jackson Davis.
  Olana State Historic Site - Olana is the perfect place to begin or end a tour of the scenic Hudson River Valley and the beautiful, historic birthplace of the first school of American Art.
  The Thomas Cole National Historic Site - With its scenic attributes and authentic rural amenities, the Thomas Cole National Historic Site is a living memorial to the artistry of its famous resident and the world of romanticism in the Hudson River Valley .
  Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site - Vanderbilt Mansion, in terms of architecture, interiors, mechanical systems, road systems and landscape, is a remarkably complete example of a gilded-age country place.
  Wilderstein Preservation - The history of Wilderstein begins in 1852 with Thomas Holy Suckley's purchase of the river front site, then a sheep meadow of the adjacent late 18th-century estate, Wildercliff.
Relocation Links
  Rhinebeck, Red Hook, Milan, Clinton, Germantown Real Estate - Yahoo! Real Estate offers a wealth of to help with every aspect of your move
  Moving Center - Moving Estimates, Truck Rental, Moving Supplies and Storage
  National Weather - find weather info anywhere in the US
  Official City Websites - find area info websites across the world!
  US State Departments of Education - see the list of all 50 states
  USPS' Movers Guide - help for planning and executing your move
Schools
  Greatschools.net - A clearinghouse of school information nationwide.
  NY State Department of Education - school reports, statistics, demographics....
  Red Hook Central Schools -
  Rhinebeck Central School District -
  School Cancellations - Find out if School is closed!
  School Information - free school profiles
Tax Information
  First-time homeowners -
  Homeowner deductions information -
  How to report moving expenses -
  Selling your home -
Chris Hackenbrock