The Kinderhook Village District is located in the central areas of the village of Kinderhook

Kinderhook (village), New York

Kinderhook is a village located in the Town of Kinderhook in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 1,211 at the 2010 census.The Village of Kinderhook is located in the south-central part of the town on US 9....

, New York, United States. It is a 612 acres (247.7 ha) area covering both developed and undeveloped land centered around US 9.

It contains many buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries, some of which were associated with the youth of Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States . Before his presidency, he was the eighth Vice President and the tenth Secretary of State, under Andrew Jackson ....

, a native who later became President

President of the United States

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. In 1974 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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The district takes up most of the southeastern half of the village.